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Aung san suu kyi, humanrights activist and leader of burma s national league for democracy, was sentenced to six years house arrest in rangoon in 1989 by slorc, the ruling military junta. Aung san suu kyi books list of books by author aung. As might be expected, the book is not a straightforward biography of suu kyi. The guardian view on aung san suu kyi and burmas future editorial time to put the pressure on burma to allow aung san suu kyi to play the role for which she is destined. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. As you read this book, you begin to form a mental image of her as a person. Aung san suu kyi, also called daw aung san suu kyi, born june 19, 1945, rangoon, burma now yangon, myanmar, politician and opposition leader of myanmar, daughter of aung san a martyred national hero of independent burma and khin kyi a prominent burmese.
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