Aung San Suu Kyi
Nobel Laureate and Politician
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi seeks meeting with junta chief...14 years. At a meeting with Asian leaders last week in Singapore, President Barack Obama told the gathering - Myanmar Prime Minister Gen. Thein Sein included - that the junta must free Suu Kyi and other political prisoners. At the same... In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar, Nyan Win, Than Shwe, United States, Democracy, National League for Democracy, Kurt Campbell, and State Department |
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L.A. Times - Asia | November 05, 2009
U.S. officials meet with Myanmar activist Aung San Suu Kyi
...and must be based on reciprocal and concrete efforts by the Burmese government." He also repeated the long-standing U.S. call for the release of Suu Kyi. The State Department did not release details of the talks with Suu Kyi. Members of...
In this article: Burma, U.S., Yangon, Washington, Democracy, State Department, United Nations, and Madeleine Albright
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BBC News | November 15, 2009
Obama urges Burma to free Suu Kyi
...Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi has lodged an appeal to be released US President Barack Obama has urged Burma's prime minister to release the pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Mr Obama delivered the message as he met leaders of the Asean...
In this article: Barack Obama, Burma, Asean, US, Democracy, Robert Gibbs, Supreme Court, and Association of South East Asian Nations
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America.gov | November 12, 2009
United States Engaging North Korea, Burma in Intensive Diplomacy
...Secretary of State Scot Marciel for meetings with government officials and private meetings with Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and members of political opposition and ethnic groups. "It was a very thorough and constructive set of...
In this article: Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States, Burma, North Korea, Pyongyang, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Democracy, and Six-party talks
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Burma's Suu Kyi calls for talks
...to meet senior US envoy Kurt Campell Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has reportedly sent a letter to the head of the country's military government, calling for direct talks. Ms Suu Kyi has not met Senior General Than...
In this article: Burma, Barack Obama, Washington, US, Democracy, Asean, Association of South East Asian Nations, and Than Shwe
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Independent.co.uk - World | November 15, 2009
Obama tells Burma to free Suu Kyi
Obama tells Burma to free Suu Kyi US president Barack Obama has told Burma's junta to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners, a US official said. Obama delivered the message during his summit with leaders...
In this article: Barack Obama, Burma, Robert Gibbs, US, Democracy, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Thein Sein, White House, and Singapore
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AP Online | November 15, 2009
Obama tells Myanmar junta to free Suu Kyi
...The Associated Press. The statement will be released later Sunday. Obama, in a broad policy speech in Tokyo on Saturday, also made a point of mentioning Suu Kyi by name. Although the United States recently eased its policy toward Myanmar...
In this article: Barack Obama, Myanmar, United States, Thein Sein, Democracy, Robert Gibbs, Southeast Asia, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | November 15, 2009
Barack Obama tells Burma to free Aung San Suu Kyi
Barack Obama tells Burma to free Aung San Suu Kyi Barack Obama, US president, has told Burma's junta to free Aung San Suu Kyi, the pro-democracy leader, during an unusual face-to-face meeting. Published: 2:59PM GMT 15 Nov 2009 Barack...
In this article: Barack Obama, Burma, Democracy, White House, Asean, Robert Gibbs, Najib Razak, and Thein Sein
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Guardian Unlimited | November 04, 2009
Suu Kyi leaves house for US meeting
...a severing of Burma's close military ties to North Korea. But the US and Aung San Suu Kyi's representatives played down the prospects for a breakthrough during Campbell's visit. Ian Kelly, a state department spokesman, told reporters in...
In this article: US, Kurt Campbell, Burma, Democracy, Barack Obama, Rangoon, and Washington
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Aung San Suu Kyi AC (Burmese File:AungSanSuuKyi1.png; MLCTS=aung hcan: cu. krany; IPA: /àunsʰánsṵtʃì/), born 19 June 1945 in Rangoon, is an opposition politician and general secretary of the National League for Democracy in Burma (Myanmar). Aung San Suu Kyi was the third child in her family. Her name is derived from three relatives; "Aung San" from her father, "Kyi" from her mother and "Suu" from her grandmother. Suu Kyi won the Rafto Prize and the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 1990 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. In 1992 she was awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding by the Government of India. She is still under detention in Myanmar, and has been for almost 14 out of the past 20 years. In the 1990 general election, Suu Kyi was elected Prime Minister, as leader of the winning National League for Democracy party, which won 59% of the vote and 394 of 492 seats. Her subsequent detention by the military junta prevented her from assuming office.
She is frequently called Daw Aung San Suu Kyi; Daw is not part of her name, but is an honorific similar to madam for older, revered women, literally meaning "aunt". Strictly speaking, she has no surname, but it is acceptable to refer to her as "Ms. Suu Kyi" or Dr. Suu Kyi, since those syllables serve to distinguish her from her father, General Aung San, who is considered to be the father of modern-day Burma.
- Birth Date:
- June 19, 1945
- Birthplace:
- Rangoon, Myanmar
- Religion:
- Theravadin Buddhist
- Residence:
- Rangoon
- Occupation:
- Prime Minister-elect
- Known for:
- Leader of the National League for Democracy, Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
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