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By Hnin Yadana Zaw and Antoni Slodkowski NAYPYITAW (Reuters) - Myanmar's ruling party leaders gathered for a hastily arranged meeting in the country's capital on Monday to prepare for a showdown with their ousted party chairman in parliament. Rivalry between two of Myanmar's most powerful establishment figures - President Thein Sein and ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) chairman Shwe Mann - came to a head in a late-night drama on Wednesday, when trucks with security personnel sealed off the headquarters of the party. Thein Sein sacked Shwe Mann before the president's allies, under the presence of the security personnel, went to the USDP complex to host a late night meeting and purge Shwe Mann's faction from the party's executive committee.More...