Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi, AC (Burmese: အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်; MLCTS: aung hcan: cu. krany, /aʊŋˌsæn.suːˈtʃiː/,Burmese pronunciation: [àʊɴ sʰáɴ sṵ tɕì]; born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese Social Democratic stateswoman, politician and president of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Myanmar. In the 1990 general election, the NLD won 59% of the national votes and 81% (392 of 485) of the seats in Parliament. She had, however, already been detained under house arrest before the elections. She remained under house arrest in Burma for almost 15 of the 21 years from 20 July 1989 until her most recent release on 13 November 2010, becoming one of the world's most prominent political prisoners.

Suu Kyi received 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 and the International Simón Bolívar Prize from the government of Venezuela. In 2012, the Government of Pakistan awarded her the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Award For Democracy. In 2007, the Government of Canada made her an honorary citizen of that country, the fourth person ever to receive the honour. In 2011, she was awarded the Wallenberg Medal. On 19 September 2012, Aung San Suu Kyi was also presented with the Congressional Gold Medal, which is, along with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honour in the United States.

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H.E. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor of the Republic of Union Myanmar, calling on the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 18-10-16

Brother of Aung San Suu Kyi fights to sell symbolic site of her house arrest

The Guardian 19 Oct 2018

For almost two decades, it was the hub of Aung San Suu Kyi’s then-dissident political party, the National League of Democracy ... In 2012, it was through the gates of this villa that President Barack Obama historically drove through to meet Aung San Suu Kyi, accompanied by then secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, who rushed to emotionally embrace Aung San Suu Kyi in the driveway....

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General : Wan Azizah regrets Suu Kyi has done little on Rohingya issue

Malaysian National News Agency 19 Oct 2018

BRUSSELS, Oct 19 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has expressed regret that Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has done little to halt the Myanmar military aggression against the minority Rohingya Muslims in her country. She said Suu ... “I am sad that Aung San Suu Kyi has done little....

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Aung San Suu Kyi’s estranged brother fights to sell lakeside home, the symbolic site of ...

South China Morning Post 19 Oct 2018

The crumbling lakeside villa, which served as Aung San Suu Kyi’s prison for 15 years during her house arrest, has become the source of a bitter family dispute between the Myanmar state counsellor and her brother. Suu Kyi’s estranged older brother, Aung San Oo, an engineer who lives in the United States, has submitted an appeal at the Supreme Court, petitioning for the auction of the home and a share of the proceeds ... ....

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Carleton University strips Aung San Suu Kyi of honorary degree

CBC 19 Oct 2018

Carleton University has rescinded an honorary degree granted to Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi in 2011 ... ....

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Myanmar state counselor stresses role of UEHRD for western state rehabilitation

Xinhua 19 Oct 2018

19 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi has stressed the important role of the Union Enterprise for Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement and Development (UEHRD) in conflict-hit Rakhine state for achieving sustainable peace and stability in the state, Myanmar News Agency reported Friday ... Myanmar formed the Aung San Suu Kyi-led UEHRD on Oct....

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Wan Azizah regrets Suu Kyi did little for Rohingya

Malaysia Kini 19 Oct 2018

Her reluctance to do so has tarnished her reputation, says Wan Azizah ... ....

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Aung San Suu Kyi's brother launches legal bid to sell lakeside family home where Burma ...

The Daily Telegraph 19 Oct 2018

Shunned by the international community for her handling of the Rohingya crisis, Burma’s beleaguered leader Aung San Suu Kyi now faces strife on her own doorstep after her estranged brother launched a fresh bid to sell their family home....

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Estranged brother of Myanmar's Suu Kyi bids to sell lakeside home

Yahoo Daily News 18 Oct 2018

YANGON (Reuters) - The estranged brother of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Thursday he is making a new bid to sell the lakeside house where the democracy activist turned politician spent 15 years under house arrest ... Imprisoned there in 1989 by the then ruling military, Suu Kyi, the daughter of Myanmar's independence hero, spent 15 of the following 21 years confined to its grounds....

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U.S. Senate leader: Congress should not join 'pile-on' on Myanmar's Suu Kyi

This is Money 17 Oct 2018

Senate said on Wednesday that civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi remains the best hope for Myanmar and that it would not be helpful for Congress to join an international "pile-on" against her over a military crackdown on the country's Rohingya Muslims ... Suu Kyi has been criticized for failing to use her moral authority to protect civilians, and there have been calls for her to be stripped of her Nobel Peace Prize....

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U.S. Senate leader - Congress should not join 'pile-on' on Myanmar's Suu Kyi

The Star 17 Oct 2018

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican leader of the U.S. Senate said on Wednesday that civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi remains the best hope for Myanmar and that it would not be helpful for Congress to join an international "pile-on" against her over a military crackdown on the country's Rohingya Muslims ... ....

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Senate leader: Congress should not join 'pile-on' on Myanmar's Suu Kyi

Reuters 17 Oct 2018

The Republican leader of the U.S. Senate said on Wednesday that civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi remains the best hope for Myanmar and that it would not be helpful for Congress to join an international "pile-on" against her over a military crackdown on the country's Rohingya Muslims ... ....

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Myanmar's trilateral peace talks to work on basic principles in future Panglong peace conference

Xinhua 17 Oct 2018

In the second day of the special peace talks, attended by State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, issues including self-determination, non-secession from the union and establishing a unified army were discussed. At the opening of the trilateral peace talks, Aung San Suu Kyi, who is also chairperson of the National Reconciliation and Peace Center, called ......

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3 Myanmar journalists in court over story gov't calls false

San Francisco Chronicle 17 Oct 2018

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Three detained journalists appeared in a Myanmar court on Wednesday to face charges filed against them by the Yangon regional government, which alleges a story they published was false. An increasing number of journalists have been arrested and jailed for their work under Myanmar's civilian government, led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, a former political prisoner ... ....

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