Aung San Suu Kyi released, met by cheering crowd - Video

Aung San Suu Kyi

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About Aung San Suu Kyi - Profile
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Born June 19, 1945, Rangoon, Burma [now Yangon, Myanmar] Myanmar opposition leader, daughter of Aung San (a martyred national hero of independent Burma) and Khin Kyi (a prominent Burmese diplomat), and winner in 1991 of the Nobel Prize for Peace.

Aung San Suu Kyi derives her name from three relatives: "Aung San" from her father, "Suu" from her paternal grandmother and "Kyi" from her mother Khin Kyi. She is frequently called 'Daw Aung San Suu Kyi'. Daw is not part of her name, but is an honorific, similar to madame, for older, revered women, literally meaning "aunt". She is also often referred to as 'Daw Suu' by the Burmese, and as 'Dr. Suu Kyi', 'Ms. Suu Kyi', or 'Mrs. Suu Kyi' by the foreign media. Her name is pronounced Awn Sahn SueChee.

Aung San Suu Kyi remained under house arrest in Burma for almost 15 of the 21 years from July 20, 1989 until her release on 13 November 2010. On the evening of 13 November 2010, she was released from house arrest.

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Aung San Suu Kyi released, met by cheering crowd - Video
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