National League for Democracy
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Burma engagement offers false hope...to visit Burma since Madeleine Albright in 1995. Her visit came five years after the regime refused to hand over power to Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy after it won a landslide election victory. Not long after the visit by... In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, United States, Burma, Democracy, Than Shwe, Best interests, Madeleine Albright, and Thein Sein |
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AP Online | 4 days ago
Myanmar's Suu Kyi proposes cooperation with junta
...significant. It clearly shows Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's willingness to work with the government in the interest of the nation," said her National League for Democracy party spokesman Nyan Win. 'Daw' is a term of respect used for older women.
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar, Nyan Win, Than Shwe, United States, Democracy, and Meio University
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi seeks meeting with junta chief
...Kyi's party has long sought a dialogue with the government, but its advances have mostly been spurned. Nyan Win, spokesman of the National League for Democracy, said that in a letter last Wednesday to junta chief Senior Gen. Than Shwe, Suu...
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Nyan Win, Myanmar, Than Shwe, United States, Democracy, Kurt Campbell, and State Department
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CNN | 6 days ago
Obama to Myanmar: Free Suu Kyi
...with the military regime it considers repressive for cracking down on political opposition, including the National League for Democracy. The league is led by Suu Kyi, a detained Nobel Peace Prize winner. The statement we're trying to make...
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Barack Obama, Burma, Asean, United States, Democracy, E mail, and Dog
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washingtonpost.com | November 13, 2009
Myanmar's Suu Kyi's lawyers file detention appeal
...from the Foreign Ministry was quoted this week as saying Suu Kyi could be released soon so she could help organize her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), for next year's election. However, the official, Min Lwin, told Reuters...
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Supreme Court, Hillary Clinton, Myanmar, United States, Association of South East Asian Nations, and Barack Obama
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BBC News | November 12, 2009
Clinton vows Philippines support
...years in detention. Her house arrest was extended earlier this year by 18 months, meaning she can not participate in the elections. Her National League for Democracy won elections in 1990 but the military never recognised the victory. This...
In this article: Hillary Clinton, Aung San Suu Kyi, Philippines, United States, Burma, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Thein Sein, Gloria Arroyo, and Barack Obama
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The National League for Democracy (အမျိုးသားဒီမိုကရေစီအဖွဲ့ချုပ်) is a Burmese political party founded on 27 September 1988. It is led by Aung San Suu Kyi, who acts as General Secretary. In the 1990 parliamentary elections, the party won 392 out of 492 seats, but the ruling military junta (formerly known as SLORC, now known as the State Peace and Development Council or SPDC) did not let the party form a government. Soon after the election, the party was repressed, but a number of elected representatives escaped arrest and formed the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB) to carry out the struggle for democracy and freedom.
The NLD is distinct from the NLD-LA (National League for Democracy-Liberated Areas), which operates in the Thai-Burma border areas and abroad. However, the NLD-LA advocates the position of the NLD in calling for a tripartite dialogue between the SPDC, the NLD, and representatives of the ethnic minority groups of Burma.
In 2001, the government permitted NLD office branches to re-open throughout Burma. However, they were shut down or heavily restricted from 2004, as part of a government campaign to prohibit such activities. In 2006, many members resigned from NLD, citing harassment and pressure from the Tatmadaw (Armed Forces) and the Union Solidarity and Development Association.
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