Aung San Suu Kyi
Nobel Laureate and Politician
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Burma engagement offers false hope...observers have welcomed as an important development. Suu Kyi, who had her house arrest extended by another 18 months in August, is understood to have last met Than Shwe in 2003. Some international observers are hoping the changed... 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 | 7 days ago
Myanmar's Suu Kyi seeks meeting with junta chief
...the letter will be released on Tuesday. 'Daw' is a term of respect used for older women. Suu Kyi is not known to have met Than Shwe since 2002. He is reputed to harbor a deep dislike for the 64-year-old Nobel Peace laureate. The junta's...
In this article: Nyan Win, Myanmar, Than Shwe, United States, Democracy, National League for Democracy, Kurt Campbell, and State Department
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Boston Globe -- Today's paper A to Z | 6 days ago
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi asks junta chief to meet
...Win, spokesman of the National League for Democracy, said that in a letter last Wednesday to junta chief Senior General Than Shwe, Suu Kyi, 64, also sought permission to meet at her home with other members of her party's central executive...
In this article: Myanmar, E mail, National League for Democracy, Nyan Win, Than Shwe, and Yangon
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BBC News | 7 days ago
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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Aung San Suu Kyi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aung San Suu Kyi AC, born 19 June 1945 in Rangoon, is Prime ... junta leader Than Shwe refused permission for him to visit Suu Kyi, citing her ongoing trial. ...
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Aung San Suu Kyi's offer to Than Shwe on sanctions
Aung San Suu Kyi's offer to Than Shwe on sanctions. September 28, 2009, 12:00:10 PM ... Aung San Suu Kyi, in the letter also asked the junta to allow her to ...
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Suu Kyi, Than Shwe Meeting Rumors Increase
... about a possible meeting between Aung San Suu Kyi and Snr-Gen Than Shwe, one ... between Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Snr-Gen Than Shwe," Khin Maung Swe, an NLD ...
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... be a win-win situation if Than Shwe and Suu Kyi wanted to make the most of the ... Aung San Suu Kyi has been isolated from the world for quite some time, so has ...
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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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