“Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar/ Burma was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. Her party won 80 percent of the seats in a democratic election in 1990, but the military government refused to recognize the results.
Kyi is currently being detained by the military dictatorship of Myanmar. She is the daughter of Burmese General Aung San, a national hero who helped establish national independence (1948). General Aung San was assassinated in July of 1947, and two year-old Suu Kyi left Burma to live and study in India and the United Kingdom. In 1988 she returned to Burma and led the National League for Democracy (NLD) in opposition to the ruling military regime.”
Source cited: http://who2.com/ask/aungsansuukyi.html
Filed under: Women's History, politics | Tagged: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Diane Tegarden, Myanmar, National League for Democracy, Nobel Peace Prize, Womens History Month
