Back in the Light

The year Burma turned upside down. 

BY SULOME ANDERSON | NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Since coming to power, Sein has released hundreds of prisoners, with 452 freed just ahead of Obama's visit in a gesture of "goodwill." Above, Obama stands by Sein as they participate in the East Asia Summit family photo, part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Nusa Dua on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Nov. 19, 2011.

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Sulome Anderson is an editorial researcher at Foreign Policy.