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'''Aung San Suu Kyi''', born on 19 June 1945 in Rangoon, to the [[Burma|Burmese]] national hero, Aung San, is a pro-democracy activist committed to non-violence, and is the leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma, and a famous [[prisoner of conscience]]. A [[Buddhism|Buddhist]], Suu Kyi won the Sakharov and Rafto Prizes for Freedom of Thought in 1990. In 1991, she also became a [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobelist]], for her peaceful fight against a [[dictatorship]].  

'''Aung San Suu Kyi''' ([[June 19]], [[1945]], [[Rangoon]] - ) is  the leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma and a famous [[prisoner of conscience]]. The daughter of [[Burma|Burmese]] national hero Aung San, Suu Kyi is a pro-[[democracy]] activist committed to non-violence and has been called the "[[Nelson Mandela]] of [[Asia]]". A [[Buddhism|Buddhist]], Suu Kyi won the Sakharov and Rafto Prizes for Freedom of Thought in 1990. In 1991, she also became a [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobelist]] for her peaceful fight against a [[dictatorship]].  

Largely influenced by the example of [[Mahatma Gandhi]], Suu Kyi entered politics to work on behalf of increased Burmese democracy, helping to set up the National League for Democracy on 27 September 1988, and for this was placed under [[house arrest]] on 20 July 1989. The Burmese authorities offered to let her go as an [[exile]], but she refused. Various international figures, from [[George W. Bush]] to [[Ban Ki-moon]], have called upon the Burmese leader, [[Than Shwe]], to release her, but as yet, these requests have not been aquiesced to.

Largely influenced by the example of [[Mahatma Gandhi]], Suu Kyi entered politics to work on behalf of increased Burmese democracy, helping to set up the National League for Democracy on 27 September 1988. For this, she was placed under [[house arrest]] on 20 July 1989. The Burmese military junta offered to let her go into [[exile]], but she refused. Various international figures, from [[George W. Bush]] to [[Ban Ki-moon]], have called upon the junta leader [[General]] [[Than Shwe]] to release her, but as of yet, these requests have been ignored by the despotic regime.

==References==

==References==

[http://www.dassk.com/index.php Suu Kyi's website]

* [http://www.dassk.com/index.php Suu Kyi's website]

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