Aung San Suu Kyi 2847 225548133 2008-07-14T07:04:55Z 에멜무지로 4711501 DEFAULTSORT {{Infobox Person |name=Aung San Suu Kyi [[Image:Nobel medal dsc06171.jpg‎|20px]] |image=Burma 3 150.jpg |image_size=150px |caption=Daw Aung San Suu Kyi |birth_date={{birth date and age|1945|6|19}} |birth_place=[[Rangoon]], [[Burma]] |death_date= |death_place= |known_for = Leader of the National League for Democracy, [[Nobel Peace Prize]] recipient. |occupation = Prime Minister-elect<ref name="Pravda online">[http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/25-09-2007/97677-myanmar_britain-0 Pravda online] Aung San Suu Kyi should lead Myanmar: The World wants to restraint from the Myanmar authorities, and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi should take her place as elected leader, British Foreign Secretary [[David Miliband]] said Tuesday. [[29 September]] [[2007]]<br>[http://tvscripts.edt.reuters.com/2007-09-25/38a30837.html Reuters TV scripts] David Miliband: "it will be a hundred times better when she takes her place as the rightfully elected leader of a free and democratic Burma". [[25 September]] [[2007]]</ref><ref name="equalitynow.org">[http://www.equalitynow.org/english/actions/action_1102_en.html The Next United Nations Secretary-General: Time for a Woman. Qualified women; Quote: ...Aung San Suu Kyi (Burma) Prime Minister-Elect...][[Equality Now]].org November 2005</ref><ref name="Times of India">[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/MPs_to_Suu_Kyi_You_are_the_real_PM_of_Myanmar/rssarticleshow/2118431.cms Times of India [[13 June]] [[2007]]:Quote: MPs to Suu Kyi: You are the real PM of Myanmar: '' Recalling that NLD had won over 80% of parliamentary seats, the MPs said, "You are the true prime minister of Myanmar.'']</ref><ref name="Book Ideas">[http://www.bookideas.com/reviews/index.cfm?fuseaction=displayReview&id=3103 Bookideas.com: Quote: ''Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is the rightfully elected prime minister of Burma, according to a 1990 election in which her National League for Democracy party took more than 80% of the popular vote. Unfortunately, the oppressive and violent military dictatorship in c....''] John Walsh, Shinawatra International University, February 2006</ref><ref name="guide2womenleaders.com">[http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/Burma-Exile.htm guide2womenleaders.com: Quote: Government-in-exile, established after 1988: ''1990 Prime-Minister-Elect Daw Aung San Suu Kyi'']</ref> |residence = Yangon |religion = [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] }} '''Aung San Suu Kyi''' ({{MYname|MY=အောင်​ဆန်း​စု​ကြည် or [[Image:AungSanSuuKyi1.png]]|MLCTS=aung hcan: cu. krany}}; {{IPA2|àunsʰánsṵtʃì}}); born [[19 June]] [[1945]] in [[Rangoon]], is a pro-[[democracy]] activist and leader of the [[National League for Democracy]] in [[Burma]], and a noted [[prisoner of conscience]] and advocate of [[nonviolence|nonviolent]] resistance. Aung San Suu Kyi was the third child in her family. Her name is derived from three relatives; "Aung San" from her father, "Kyi" from her mother and "Suu" from her grandmother.<ref name="Nobel.org">[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1991/kyi-bio.html Nobel Prize.org] Bio Details. Quote: ''1945: [[June 19]]. Aung San Suu Kyi born in [[Yangon]], third child in family. "Aung San" for father, "Kyi" for mother, "Suu" for grandmother, also day of week of birth. Favourite brother is to drown tragically at an early age. The older brother, will settle in San Diego, California, becoming United States citizen.'' </ref> Suu Kyi won the [[Rafto Prize]] and the [[Sakharov Prize|Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought]] in 1990 and the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 1991. In 1992 she was awarded the [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] peace prize by the [[Government of India]] for her peaceful and non-violent struggle under a [[military dictatorship]]. She is currently under detention, with the Burmese junta repeatedly extending her detention. According to the results of the [[Myanmar general election, 1990|1990 general election]], Suu Kyi earned the right to be [[Prime Minister of Myanmar|Prime Minister]], as leader of the winning National League for Democracy party, but her detention by the military junta prevented her from assuming that role. She is frequently called ''[[Burmese English#Honorifics|Daw]] Aung San Suu Kyi''; Daw is not part of her name, but an honorific similar to [[madam]] for older, revered women, literally meaning "aunt".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/Perspective/persp1997/9-97/fam9-97.htm | title=Myanmar Family Roles and Social Relationships | publisher=[[Government of Myanmar]] | accessdate=2007-09-24}}</ref> Strictly speaking, she has only the one name, though it is acceptable to refer to her as "Ms. Suu Kyi" or ''Dr. Suu Kyi'', since those syllables serve to distinguish her from her father, [[Aung San|General Aung San]], who is considered to be the [[Pater Patriae|father]] of modern-day Burma. ==Personal life== {{Politics of Burma}} Aung San Suu Kyi was born on [[19 June]] [[1945]]. Her father, [[Aung San]], negotiated Burma's independence from the [[United Kingdom]] in 1947, and was [[assassinated]] by his rivals in the same year. She grew up with her mother, Khin Kyi, and two brothers, Aung San Lin and [[Aung San Oo]] in [[Yangon]]. Her favourite brother Aung San Lin drowned in a pool accident when Suu Kyi was eight.<ref name="Nobel.org"/> Her elder brother migrated to San Diego, California, becoming a United States citizen.<ref name="Nobel.org"/> Suu Kyi was educated in English Catholic schools for much of her childhood in Burma. Khin Kyi (Ma Khin Kyi) gained prominence as a political figure in the newly-formed Burmese government. Ma Khin Kyi was appointed as Burmese ambassador to [[India]] in 1960, and Aung San Suu Kyi followed her there, graduating from [[Lady Shri Ram College for Women|Lady Shri Ram College]] in [[New Delhi]] in 1964.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://nobelprize.org/peace/laureates/1991/kyi-bio.html |title=Aung San Suu Kyi — Biography |publisher=Nobel Foundation |accessmonthday=4 May |accessyear=2006}}</ref> She continued her education at [[St Hugh's College, Oxford]], obtaining a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] degree in [[Philosophy, Politics, and Economics]] in 1969 and a [[Ph.D.]] at the [[School of Oriental and African Studies]], [[University of London]] in 1985. She also worked for the [[Politics of Myanmar#AFPFL/Union Government|government of the Union of Myanmar]]. In 1972, Aung San Suu Kyi married Dr. [[Michael Aris]], a scholar of [[Tibet]]an culture, living abroad in [[Bhutan]]. The following year she gave birth to her first son, Alexander, in London; and in 1977 she had her second son, Kim. She is a [[Theravada]] [[Buddhist]]. In [[May 2]], [[2008]], after [[Cyclone Nargis]] hit Burma, Suu Kyi lost her roof and was living in virtual darkness after she lost electricity in her dilapidated lakeside bungalow. She used candles at night because she did not have a generator.<ref>[http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5greyFH3qkj9mc9oagSoulgjN4KHgD90HE12O0 ap.google.com, Official: UN plane lands in Myanmar with aid after cyclone]</ref> ==Political beginnings== [[Image:AungSanSuuKyi-1001.jpg|left|thumb|Aung San Suu Kyi and her father General [[Aung San]]]] Aung San Suu Kyi returned to Burma in 1988 to take care of her ailing mother. By coincidence, in that year, the long-time leader of the [[socialist]] ruling party, General [[Ne Win]], stepped down, leading to mass demonstrations for [[democracy|democratization]] on [[August 8]], [[1988]] (8-8-88, a day seen as auspicious), which were violently suppressed. A new military [[military dictatorship|junta]] took power. Influenced by both [[Mahatma Gandhi]]'s philosophy of non-violence<ref>{{cite web | title = Profile: Aung San Suu Kyi | publisher = BBC News Online | date = [[25 May]] [[2006]] | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1950505.stm | accessdate = 2007-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = The Nobel Peace Prize 1991 Presentation Speech | publisher = Nobel Foundation | url = http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1991/presentation-speech.html | accessdate = 2007-05-26}}</ref> and by more specifically Buddhist concepts,<ref>[http://homepages.tesco.net/~ghoutman Mental culture in Burmese crisis politics: Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy] (ILCAA Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa Monograph Series) (1999) by Gustaaf Houtman, ISBN 978-4872977486]</ref> Aung San Suu Kyi entered politics to work for democratisation, helped found the [[National League for Democracy]] on [[27 September]] [[1988]], and was put under [[house arrest]] on [[20 July]] [[1989]]. She was offered freedom if she left the country, but she refused. One of her most famous speeches is the "Freedom From Fear" speech, which begins: {{cquote|It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.}} ==Chronology== *Born June 19th 1945, [[Rangoon]], [[Myanmar]].<ref name = "azjarp"> ''Aung San Suu Kyi''http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/aboutburma/aung_san_suu_kyi.htm , accessed 27/2/08</ref> *1960, Accompanies mother to [[Delhi]] on her appointment as Burmese ambassador to India and Nepal and studies politics at Delhi University.<ref name = "azjarp"/> *1964-1967, BA in philosophy, politics and economics, [[St Hugh's College, Oxford|St. Hugh's College]], [[University of Oxford]]. She is elected Honorary Fellow in 1990.<ref> ''Aung San Suu Kyi''http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/aboutburma/aung_san_suu_kyi.htm , accessed 27/2/08 </ref> *1972, Married Dr. [[Michael Aris]], a British scholar.<ref> ''Aung San Suu kyi''http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/aboutburma/aung_san_suu_kyi.htm , accessed 27/2/08</ref> *1988, Returns to [[Myanmar]] to look after sick mother. Becomes involved with politics. * August 26th 1988, Addresses half-million mass rally in front of the famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon and calls for a democratic government.<ref name = "azjarp"/> *In 1990, the military junta called a [[Myanmar general election, 1990|general election]], which the National League for Democracy won decisively. Being the NLD's candidate, Aung San Suu Kyi under normal circumstances would have assumed the office of [[Prime Minister]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://women.amnestyusa.org/defenders/aungsansuukyi.asp |title=Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s Icon of Democracy, Hope and Grace Under Pressure}}</ref> Instead, the results were nullified, and the military refused to hand over power. This resulted in an international outcry. Aung San Suu Kyi was placed under house arrest at her home {{coor dms|16|49|32|N|96|9|1|E|region:MM_type:landmark}} in Yangon. During her arrest, she was awarded the [[Sakharov Prize]] for Freedom of Thought in 1990, and the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] the year after. Her sons Alexander and Kim accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf. Aung San Suu Kyi used the Nobel Peace Prize's 1.3 million [[USD]] prize money to establish a [[health]] and [[education]] trust for the Burmese people. *The military government released Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest in July 1995 but made it clear that if she left the country to visit her family in the [[United Kingdom]], it would not allow her return. *When her husband, [[Michael Aris]], a British citizen, was diagnosed with [[prostate cancer]] in 1997, the Burmese government denied him an entry visa. Aung San Suu Kyi remained in Burma, and never again saw her husband, who died in March 1999. She remains separated from her children, who live in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/305487.stm | title =Obituary: A courageous and patient man | publisher =BBC News | date =1999-03-27 | accessdate =2006-07-04 }}</ref> *The junta continually prevented Aung San Suu Kyi from meeting with her party supporters or international visitors. *In 1998, journalist [[Maurizio Giuliano]], after photographing Aung San Suu Kyi, was stopped by customs officials, and all his films, tapes and some notes were confiscated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifex.org/alerts/content/view/full/6725/ |title=Maurizio Giuliano denied entry to Burma after meetings with Aung San Suu Kyi}}</ref> *In September 2000, the junta put her under house arrest again. *On [[6 May]] [[2002]], following secret confidence-building negotiations led by the [[United Nations]], the government released her; a government spokesman said that she was free to move "because we are confident that we can trust each other". Aung San Suu Kyi proclaimed "a new dawn for the country". *However on [[30 May]] [[2003]], a government-sponsored mob attacked her caravan in the northern village of [[Depayin massacre|Depayin]], murdering and wounding many of her supporters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aseanmp.org/resources/Depayin%20Massacre.pdf |title=The Depayin Massacre 2 Years On, Justice Denied |accessdate=2007-02-04 |date=2005-05-30 |format=PDF |publisher=ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus }}</ref> Aung San Suu Kyi fled the scene with the help of her driver, Ko Kyaw Soe Lin, but was arrested upon reaching Ye-U. The government imprisoned her at [[Insein|Insein Prison]] in Yangon. *After she underwent a [[hysterectomy]] in September 2003,<ref>{{cite news | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3119038.stm | title =Suu Kyi has 'major' operation | publisher =BBC News | date =2003-09-19 | accessdate =2006-07-04 }}</ref> the government again placed her under house arrest in Yangon. *In March 2004, [[Razali Ismail]], UN special envoy to Myanmar, met with Aung San Suu Kyi. Ismail resigned from his post the following year, partly because he was denied re-entry to Myanmar on several occasions.<ref>{{cite news | url =http://english.dvb.no/news.php?id=6287 | title =Annan expresses sadness for the resignation of his envoy for Burma | publisher =Democratic Voice of Burma | date =2006-01-10 | accessdate =2006-07-04 }}</ref> *On [[28 May]] [[2004]], the United Nations Working Group for Arbitrary Detention rendered an Opinion (No. 9 of 2004) that her deprivation of liberty was arbitrary, as being in contravention of Article 9 of the [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]] 1948, and requested that the authorities in Burma set her free, but the authorities have so far ignored this request.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.umn.edu/humanrs/wgad/9-2004.html |title=Daw Aung San Suu Kyi v. Myanmar, Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, |accessdate=2006-07-04 |date=2004-05-28 |work=United Nations |publisher=University of Minnesota Human Rights Library}}</ref> *On [[28 November]] [[2005]], the National League for Democracy confirmed that Suu Kyi's house arrest by the ruling military government would be extended for yet another year. Many Western countries, as well as the [[United Nations]], expressed their disapproval of this extension. *On [[20 May]] [[2006]], [[Ibrahim Gambari]], [[United Nations|UN]] [[Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations|Undersecretary-General]] (USG) of [[United Nations Department of Political Affairs|Department of Political Affairs]], met with Aung San Suu Kyi, the first visit by a foreign official since 2004.<ref>{{cite web|date=2006-05-20 |url=http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=18557&Cr=Myanmar&Cr1= |title=After meeting Aung San Suu Kyi, UN envoy leaves Myanmar |publisher=United Nations |accessmonthday=22 May |accessyear=2006}}</ref> Suu Kyi's house arrest term was set to expire [[27 May]] [[2006]], but the Burmese government extended it for another year,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=99467 |publisher=Bangkok Post |title=Burma extends Suu Kyi detention |date=2006, May 27}}</ref> flouting a direct appeal from U.N. Secretary-General [[Kofi Annan]] to [[Than Shwe]]. Suu Kyi continues to be imprisoned under the 1975 State Protection Act (Article 10 b), which grants the government the power to imprison persons for up to five years without a trial.<ref>{{cite news|author=The Irrawaddy |title=Opposition Condemns Extension of Suu Kyi’s Detention |publisher=The Irrawaddy|date=[[2006-05-27]] |accessdate=2006-05-27 }}</ref> *On [[9 June]] [[2006]], Suu Kyi was hospitalised with severe diarrhea and weakness, as reported by a UN representative for [[National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Nick |last=Wadhams|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/09/AR2006060901000.html |title=Myanmar's Suu Kyi Hospitalized |work=The Associated Press |publisher=[[Washington Post]] |date=[[2006-06-09]] |accessdate=2006-06-09 }}</ref> Such claims were rejected by Major-General [[Khin Yi]], the national police chief of Myanmar. *On [[11 November]] [[2006]], [[Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations|USG]] [[Ibrahim Gambari|Gambari]], who was undertaking a mission to Burma for four days to encourage greater respect for [[human rights]] there, met with Suu Kyi. According to Gambari, Suu Kyi seems in good health but she wishes to meet her doctor more regularly.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/International/2006/11/11/010-emissaire-suukyi.shtml |title=Rare visite |accessdate=2007-01-12 |date=2007-01-08 |format=HTML |work=Radio-Canada |publisher=Société Radio-Canada|language=French}}</ref> UN Secretary-General [[Ban Ki-moon]] has urged the Burmese government to release Aung San Suu Kyi, as it released 2,831 prisoners, including 40 political prisoners, on [[1 January]] [[2007]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=21182&Cr=myanmar&Cr1= |title=Ban Ki-moon calls on Myanmar to release all political prisoners |accessdate=2007-01-12 |date=2007-01-08 |format=HTML |work=UN News Centre |publisher=United Nations}}</ref> *On [[18 January]] [[2007]], the state-run paper ''[[The New Light of Myanmar]]'' accused Suu Kyi of [[tax evasion]] for spending her Nobel Prize money outside of the country. The accusation followed the defeat of a US-sponsored [[United Nations Security Council]] resolution condemning Myanmar as a threat to international security.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/19/world/asia/19myanmar.html |title=Burmese Daily at Odds With Democracy Advocate |accessdate=2007-01-19 |date=2007-01-18 |publisher=New York Times}}</ref> *On [[25 May]] [[2007]], Myanmar extended Suu Kyi's detention for yet another year which would keep her confined to her residence for a fifth straight year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSBKK25175820070525|title=Myanmar junta extends Suu Kyi detention by a year|accessdate=2007-12-18 |date=2007-05-25 |format=HTML |work=Reuters |publisher=Reuters}}</ref> *On [[30 September]] [[2007]], in relation to rising political unrest in Myanmar, a United Nations emissary spent over an hour meeting with her near her guarded residence. *On [[2 October]] [[2007]] Gambari returned to talk to her again after seeing [[Than Shwe]] and other members of the senior leadership in [[Naypyitaw]].<ref>{{ cite news |title=UN envoy meets with Myanmar’s top general to discuss ‘current situation’ |url=http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=24129 |publisher=UN News Service |date= 2007-10-02 |accessdate=2007-10-06 }}</ref> [[State television]] broadcast Suu Kyi with Gambari, stating that they had met twice. This was Suu Kyi's first appearance in state media in the four years since her current detention began.<ref>{{cite news |title=Burma junta releases footage of Suu Kyi (AFP) |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/10/06/2052595.htm |publisher=ABC News (Australia) |date= 2007-10-06 |accessdate=2007-10-06 |language=en/au }}</ref> *On [[24 October]] [[2007]], the anniversary of her 12th year in detention, campaigners announced demonstrations in 12 cities to protest against Burma's continued detention of Suu Kyi and other political prisoners.<ref>''Suu Kyi rallies planned worldwide'' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7059318.stm Retrieved 24/10/07</ref> *On [[25 October]] [[2007]], talks between Suu Kyi and recently appointed liaison minister [[Aung Kyi]], a senior member of the ruling junta, were reported to be lined up for the near future.<ref>[http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1290000,00.html Burma Pro-Democracy Leader In Talks (''Sky News'')]</ref> *[[8 November]] [[2007]] For the first time in three years Suu Kyi will meet her political allies [[National League for Democracy]] along with a government minister on Friday. The ruling junta made the official announcement on state TV and radio just hours after [[United Nation]]'s special envoy [[Ibrahim Gambari]] ended his second visit to Burma. The NLD confirmed that it had received the invitation to hold talks with Ms Suu Kyi. She last met party members in May 2004. The NLD (led by Suu Kyi) won polls in 1990 but was never allowed to take power.<ref>''Suu Kyi to meet party colleagues'' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7085292.stm BBC, accessed 08/11/07</ref> *On [[27 May]] [[2008]], Myanmar extended Suu Kyi's detention for another year - keeping her confined to her residence for a sixth straight year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jKKPNxaWSI8aKxGl4A8iOV6eBpTQ|title=Myanmar extends Suu Kyi house arrest|accessdate=2008-05-27 |date=2008-05-27 |format=HTML |work=AFP |publisher=AFP}}</ref> ===Periods under detention=== * [[Arrested]], [[July 20]], [[1989]], Placed her under house arrest in [[Yangon]] under [[martial law]] that allows for detention without charge or [[trial]] for three years<ref> ''Aung San Suu Kyi''http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/aboutburma/aung_san_suu_kyi.htm accessed 27/02/08 </ref> * Released, [[July 10]], [[1995]], Released from [[house arrest]]. * [[Arrested]], [[September 23]], [[2000]], Aung San Suu Kyi is placed under [[house arrest]]. * Released, [[May 6]], [[2002]], Freed after 19 months of house arrest. * [[Arrested]]. [[May 30]], [[2003]], Following the Depayin [[Wiktionary:massacre|massacre]] she was held in secret detention for over 3 months before being returned to house arrest. * [[May 25]], [[2007]], [[house arrest]] extended by one year. * [[October 24]], [[2007]], reaches 12 years under house arrest, [[solidarity]] protests held at 12 cities around the world [http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/pm/weblog.php?id=P315 Burma Campaign UK]. * [[May 27]], [[2008]], Myanmar's military junta extended her [[house arrest]] another year. ===2007 anti-government protests=== {{main|2007 Burmese anti-government protests}} Protests led by [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] monks began on [[19 August]] [[2007]] following steep fuel price increases, and continued each day, despite the threat of a crackdown by the military.<ref name="Buddhist monk uprising ">[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/myanmar;_ylt=AnrDVYwp644QDxk6HyfqqdSaK8MA Yahoo News on Buddhist monk uprising]</ref> On Saturday, [[22 September]] [[2007]], although still under [[house arrest]], Suu Kyi made a brief public appearance at the gate of her residence in [[Yangon]] to accept the blessings of Buddhist monks who were marching in support of human rights.<ref name="AFP">[http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070922/wl_asia_afp/myanmarprotestmonks AFP: Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi greets Myanmar monks]</ref> It was reported that she had been moved the following day to [[Insein Prison]] (where she had been detained in 2003),<ref name="Buddhist monk uprising2 ">[http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/070925/world/international_myanmar_dc Reuters News [[25 September]] [[2007]]] quote 1: ''In another sign of a potential clash, a well-placed source said detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi had been moved to the notorious Insein prison on Sunday, a day after she appeared in front of her house to greet marching monks.'' quote 2: ''If true, removing Suu Kyi from her lakeside villa would deprive the protesters of a focus after they were stunned by police allowing them through the barricades sealing...''</ref><ref name="BBC News ">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3006922.stm BBC News: Inside Burma's Insein jail. Report from 2003]Ed. note: Describes conditions at the jail</ref><ref name="The Australian"> [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22494667-25837,00.html ''[[The Australian]]'': Security tight amid speculation Suu Kyi jailed [[28 September]] [[2007]] report]quote: ''The head of Burma's self-proclaimed government-in-exile, Sein Win, said in Paris on Wednesday that Ms Suu Kyi had been at Insein since Sunday. Sein Win, a first-cousin of Ms Suu Kyi, said two sources had confirmed her transfer.''</ref><ref name="Time.com">[http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1666576,00.html current article about conditions in Time.com]</ref> but meetings with [[United Nations|UN]] envoy [[Ibrahim Gambari]] near her Yangon home on [[30 September]] and [[2 October]] established that she remained under house arrest.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7020465.stm UN envoy sees top Burma dissident.</ref><ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7023344.stm UN envoy holds key Burmese talks</ref> ==International support== ===World leaders=== *On [[May 16]], [[2007]], 59 world leaders released a letter demanding Myanmar's military government free Suu Kyi and other political prisoners. The signatories include all three surviving former US presidents [[Jimmy Carter]], [[George H. W. Bush]] and [[Bill Clinton]]; former UK prime minister [[Margaret Thatcher]]; Nobel Peace laureate and former President of Poland [[Lech Wałęsa]]; Nobel Peace laureate and former South Korean president [[Kim Dae-jung]]; as well as [[TIME]] Woman of the Year and former Philippine president [[Corazon Aquino]] amongst many others.<ref>[http://mwcnews.net/content/view/14517&Itemid=1 Leaders demand Suu Kyi's release] [[May 15]], [[2007]]</ref> *After her confinement was again extended, current Secretary General of the [[United Nations]] [[Ban Ki-moon]] said in a statement that "the sooner restrictions on Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other political figures are lifted, the sooner Burma will be able to move towards inclusive national reconciliation, and the restoration of democracy and full respect for human rights."<ref>[http://www.narinjara.com/details.asp?id=1282 UN Secretary Repeats Call for Release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi] [[May 27]], [[2007]]</ref> *On [[May 30]], [[2007]], the Philippine government led members of the [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations]] (ASEAN) in calling on Myanmar's military leaders to reverse their decision to extend the house arrest of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. In a statement, Philippine foreign affairs secretary [[Alberto Romulo]] said "The Philippines joins the call for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners [in Myanmar]." "The Philippines deeply regrets the Myanmar government's decision to extend her house arrest. We urge the Myanmar government to reconsider its decision." It was the first time that a Philippine government official has called on all other Asian leaders to rally behind Aung San Suu Kyi.<ref>[http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/07/05/30/10128726.html Myanmar urged to release peace activist Suu Kyi] [[May 30]], [[2007]]</ref> *On [[13 June]] [[2007]] Members of both Houses of the [[Indian Parliament]] wrote to Aung San Suu Kyi on the occasion of her 62nd birthday. The parliamentarians led by veteran [[Gandhi]]an and [[Rajya Sabha]] member [[Nirmala Deshpande]] wrote among other things: "You are the true prime minister of Myanmar."<ref name="Times of India"/> *In his book, "Courage: Eight Portraits" (Bloomsbury), [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[Gordon Brown]] states: "So Suu Kyi's courage is the courage to sacrifice her own happiness and a comfortable life so that, through her struggle, she might win the right of an entire nation to seek happy and comfortable lives. It is the absolute expression of selflessness. Paradoxically, in sacrificing her own liberty, she strengthens its cry and bolsters its claim for the people she represents." *In December 2007, the US House of Representatives voted unanimously 400-0 to award Aung San Suu Kyi the [[Congressional Gold Medal]];<ref name = "mgdwig">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7149277.stm US House honours Burma's Suu Kyi] BBC News, [[18 December]] [[2007]]</ref> the Senate concurred on [[2008-04-25]].<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/25/usa.burma Burmese detainee receives US honour]</ref> On [[May 6]], [[2008]], President Bush signed legislation awarding Suu Kyi the Congressional Gold Medal.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7385662.stm BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Burma's cyclone death toll soars<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. She is the first recipient in American history to receive the prize while imprisoned. Other non-American recipients of the medal include Sir [[Winston Churchill]], [[Pope John Paul II]], [[Nelson Mandela]], the [[Dalai Lama]] and [[Mother Theresa]].<ref name = "mgdwig"/> *On [[January 25]], [[2008]], Philippine President [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]] delivered a speech before the [[World Economic Forum]] in [[Davos]], calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi to bring about political and economic stability and full democratization in [[Southeast Asia]].<ref>Philippine Daily Inquirer, [[27 January]] [[2008]]</ref> ===Government officials=== *On [[June 18]], [[2007]], the day before Aung San Suu Kyi's 62nd birthday, Senators [[Mitch McConnell]] and [[Diane Feinstein]] in the [[United States Senate]] urged the continuation of trade sanctions on the Myanmar government. In a statement, McConnell said "The best gift we can give Suu Kyi on this day is to continue to urge the international community to press for her immediate and unconditional release, as well as the release of all prisoners of conscience." *On Tuesday [[25 September]] [[2007]] [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]] [[David Miliband]] in a speech to the [[Labour Party (UK)|UK Labour Party]] Conference 2007 said: "Wasn’t it brilliant to see Aung San Suu Kyi alive and well outside her house last week? It will be a hundred times better when she takes her rightful place as the elected leader of a free and democratic Burma."<ref name="Pravda online">[http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/25-09-2007/97677-myanmar_britain-0 Pravda online] Aung San Suu Kyi should lead Myanmar: The World wants to restraint from the Myanmar authorities, and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi should take her place as elected leader, British Foreign Secretary [[David Miliband]] said Tuesday. [[29 September]] [[2007]]<br>[http://tvscripts.edt.reuters.com/2007-09-25/38a30837.html Reuters TV scripts] David Miliband: "it will be a hundred times better when she takes her place as the rightfully elected leader of a free and democratic Burma". [[25 September]] [[2007]]</ref><ref name="Times online">[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article2532780.ece Times online] David Miliband speech to UK Labour Party Conference 2007:‘We bear the scars and must learn the lessons of our wars’ Quote: “Wasn’t it brilliant to see Aung San Suu Kyi alive and well outside her house last week? It will be a hundred times better when she takes her rightful place as the elected leader of a free and democratic Burma.” [[26 September]] [[2007]]</ref> ===Nobel Peace Prize=== Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 1991. The decision of the Nobel Committee mentions:<ref name="Nobel">[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1991/press.html Nobel Committee press release]</ref> {{cquote2|''The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 1991 to Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar (Burma) for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights.'' ''...Suu Kyi's struggle is one of the most extraordinary examples of civil courage in Asia in recent decades. She has become an important symbol in the struggle against oppression...'' ''...In awarding the Nobel Peace Prize for 1991 to Aung San Suu Kyi, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wishes to honour this woman for her unflagging efforts and to show its support for the many people throughout the world who are striving to attain democracy, human rights and ethnic conciliation by peaceful means.''|Oslo, [[October 14]], [[1991]]}} * On [[February 19]], [[2008]], nine [[Nobel Peace prize]] winners ([[Archbishop Desmond Tutu]], [[Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama|The Dalai Lama]], [[Shirin Ebadi]], [[Adolfo Pérez Esquivel]], [[Mairead Corrigan]], [[Rigoberta Menchú]], Prof. [[Elie Wiesel]], [[Betty Williams]] and [[Jody Williams]]) released a statement calling for the rulers of Burma to "create the necessary conditions for a genuine dialogue with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all concerned parties and ethnic groups in order to achieve an inclusive national reconciliation with the direct support of the United Nations."<ref> ''Aung San Suu Kyi''http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/pm/weblog.php?id=P331 , accessed 27/2/08</ref> ===Nations=== * Aung San Suu Kyi was given [[Honorary Canadian citizenship]] by the [[Government of Canada]] in 2007. She is only the fourth person in history to receive this honour. ===Organizations=== *[http://www.freedom-now.org/ASSK.php Freedom Now], a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization, was retained in 2006 by a member of her family to help secure Aung San Suu Kyi's release from house arrest. The organization successfully secured a positive judgment from the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and has been conducting political and public relations advocacy on her behalf. *Aung San Suu Kyi has been an honorary board member of [[International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance|International IDEA]] and [[ARTICLE 19]] since her detention, and has received support from these organisations. *The [[Vrije Universiteit Brussel]] and the [[Université Catholique de Louvain]], both located in Belgium, have granted her the title of [[Doctor Honoris Causa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vub.ac.be/home/DHC/overzicht.html |title=Overzicht Eredoctoraten Vrije Universiteit Brussel |accessdate=2006-07-04 |publisher=Vrije Univeriteit Brussel |language=Dutch}}</ref> *In June of each year, the [[US Campaign for Burma]] organizes hundreds of "Arrest Yourself" house parties around the world in support of Aung San Suu Kyi. At these parties, the organizers keep themselves under house arrest for 24 hours, invite their friends, and learn more about Burma and Aung San Suu Kyi.<ref>{{cite news | url =http://www.uscampaignforburma.org/action/community.html | title =Arrest Yourself | publisher =US Campaign for Burma | accessdate =2006-07-04 }}</ref> *The [[Freedom Campaign]], a joint effort between the Human Rights Action Center and [[US Campaign for Burma]], looks to raise worldwide attention to the struggles of Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma. *St. Hugh's College, [[Oxford]], where she studied, had a Burmese theme for their annual ball in support of her in 2006.<ref>{{cite news | url =http://www.thefullmoonball.com/ie/ | title =St. Hugh's Full Moon Ball | publisher =The Burma Campaign UK | accessdate =2006-07-04 }}</ref> *Aung San Suu Kyi is the official patron of The Rafto Human Rights House in Bergen, Norway. She received the [[Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize]] in 1990. *She was made an honorary free person of the [[Dublin|City of Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] in November 1999, although a space has been left on the roll of signatures to symbolize her continued detention. *In November 2005 the human rights group [[Equality Now]] proposed Aung Sun Suu Kyi as a potential candidate, among other qualifying women, for the position of [[U.N. Secretary General]].<ref name="equalitynow.org">[http://www.equalitynow.org/english/actions/action_1102_en.html The Next United Nations Secretary-General: Time for a Woman. Qualified women; Quote: ...Aung San Suu Kyi (Burma) Prime Minister-Elect...][[Equality Now]].org November 2005</ref> In the proposed list of qualified women Suu Kyi is recognised by Equality Now as the Prime Minister-Elect of Burma.<ref name="equalitynow.org"/> *The [[United Nations]]'s special envoy to [[Myanmar]], [[Ibrahim Gambari]], met Aung San Suu Kyi on [[March 10]], [[2008]] before wrapping up his trip to the military-ruled country.<ref>{{cite news | url =http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/myanmar.un.ap/index.html | title =Arrest Yourself | publisher =CNN| accessdate =2008-03-11 }}</ref> ==The Bommersvik Declarations== In [[Bommersvik]], [[Sweden]], in 1995 and 2002, two conventions of the [[Election|Elected]] [[Legislature|Representatives]] of the [[Myanmar|Union of Burma]] took place and the following two landmark declarations were issued:<ref name="Burma Library">[http://www.burmalibrary.org/reg.burma/archives/199507/msg00263.html Burma Library website]</ref><ref name="Landmark Declarations from Burma Lawyers' Council">[http://www.blc-burma.org/html/Declaration%20treaty%20agreements/bsdeclara2.html Burma Lawyers' Council characterizes Declarations as Landmark]</ref> ===Bommersvik Declaration I=== In 1995, during the first convention that lasted from 16-23 July, the [[National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma|Representatives]] issued the ''Bommersvik [[Declaration of independence|Declaration]] I'':<ref name="Bommersvik I Declaration">Bommersvik Declaration I, the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma</ref> {{cquote2|''We, the representatives of the people of Burma, elected in the [[27 May]] [[1990]] general elections, meeting at the First Convention of Elected Representatives from the liberated areas of Burma, hereby - Warmly welcome the unconditional release of 1991 [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Peace laureate]] Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on [[10 July]] [[1995]]; Thank all who have worked tirelessly and consistently for the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the cause of democracy in Burma; Applaud Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's determination, in spite of having spent 6 years under house arrest, to continue to work to bring true democracy to Burma; Welcome Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's return to politics to take up the mantle of her father, General Aung San, in Burma's second struggle for independence;...''|The Elected Representatives of the Union of Burma}} ===Bommersvik Declaration II=== In 2002, during the second convention that lasted from [[25 February]] to [[1 March]], the Representatives issued the ''Bommersvik Declaration II'':<ref name="Bommersvik II Declaration">Bommersvik Declaration II, National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma]</ref> {{cquote2|''We, the representatives of the people of Burma, elected in the [[27 May]] [[1990]] general elections presently serving as members of the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma and/or the Members of Parliament Union, meeting at the Convention of Elected Representatives held in Bommersvik for the second time, hereby reaffirm - Our Mandate, Position, and Strategic Objectives - that we will never ignore the will of the Burmese people expressed through the May 1990 general elections; - that the military's refusal to honor the election results does not in any way diminish the validity of these results.....''|The Elected Representatives of the Union of Burma}} ==Books== ===Authored=== * ''[[Letters from Burma]]'' (1998) with Fergal Keane ISBN 978-0140264036 * ''The Voice of Hope'' (1998) with Alan Clements, ISBN 978-1888363838 * ''[[Freedom from Fear and Other Writings]]'' (1995) with Vaclav Havel, Desmond M. Tutu, and Michael Aris, ISBN 978-0140253177 * ''Der Weg zur Freiheit'' (1999) with U Kyi Maung, U Tin Oo, ISBN 978-3404614356 * ''Letter to Daniel: Despatches from the Heart'' (1996) by Fergal Keane, foreword by Aung San Suu Kyi, edited by Tony Grant ISBN 978-0140262896 * ''[[Burma's Revolution of the Spirit: The Struggle for Democratic Freedom and Dignity]]'' (1994) with Alan Clements, Leslie Kean, The Dalai Lama, Sein Win ISBN 978-0893815806 * ''[[Aung San of Burma: A Biographical Portrait by His Daughter]]'' (1991) ISBN 978-1870838801, 2nd edition 1995 * ''Aung San (Leaders of Asia Series)'' (1990) ISBN 978-9990288834 * ''Burma and India: Some aspects of intellectual life under colonialism'' (1990) ISBN 978-8170231349 * ''Bhutan (Let's Visit Series)'' (1986) ISBN 978-0222010995 * ''Nepal (Let's Visit Series)'' (1985) ISBN 978-0222009814 * ''Burma (Let's Visit Series)'' (1985) ISBN 978-0222009791 ===Edited=== * ''Tibetan Studies in Honour of [[Hugh E. Richardson|Hugh Richardson]]''. Edited by [[Michael Aris]] and Aung San Suu Kyi. (1979). Vikas Publishing house, New Delhi. ===Mentioned in=== * ''Aung San Suu Kyi (Modern Peacemakers)'' (2007) by Judy L. Hasday, ISBN 978-0791094358 * ''The Lady: Aung San Suu Kyi: Nobel Laureate and Burma's Prisoner'' (2002) by Barbara Victor, ISBN 978-0571211777, or 1998 hardcover: ISBN 978-0571199440 * ''Perfect Hostage: A Life of Aung San Suu Kyi'' (2007) by Justin Wintle, ISBN 978-0091796815 * ''Tyrants: The World's 20 Worst Living Dictators'' (2006) by David Wallechinsky, ISBN 978-0060590048 * ''Aung San Suu Kyi (Trailblazers of the Modern World)'' (2004) by William Thomas, ISBN 978-0836852639 * ''No Logo: No Space, No Choice, No Jobs'' (2002) by Naomi Klein ISBN 978-0312421434 * ''[http://homepages.tesco.net/~ghoutman Mental culture in Burmese crisis politics: Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy] (ILCAA Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa Monograph Series)'' (1999) by Gustaaf Houtman, ISBN 978-4872977486 * ''Aung San Suu Kyi: Standing Up for Democracy in Burma (Women Changing the World)'' (1998) by Bettina Ling ISBN 978-1558611979 * ''Aung San Suu Kyi: Fearless Voice of Burma (Newsmakers Biographies Series)'' (1997) by Whitney Stewart, ISBN 978-0822549314 * ''Prisoner for Peace: Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma's Struggle for Democracy (Champions of Freedom Series)'' (1994) by John Parenteau, ISBN 978-1883846053 * ''Des femmes prix Nobel de Marie Curie à Aung San Suu Kyi, 1903-1991'' (1992) by Charlotte Kerner, Nicole Casanova, Gidske Anderson, ISBN 978-2721004277 * ''Aung San Suu Kyi, towards a new freedom'' (1998) by Chin Geok Ang ISBN 978-9814024303 * ''Aung San Suu Kyi's struggle: Its principles and strategy'' (1997) by Mikio Oishi ISBN 978-9839861068 * ''Finding George Orwell in Burma'' (2004) by Emma Larkin ISBN 0143037110 * ''Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember by John McCain, Mark Salter (Random House, October 2005) ISBN 1-4000-6412-0 ==Awards== * [[Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize]] (1990) * [[Sakharov Prize]] (1991) * [[Nobel Peace Prize]] (1991) * [[Jawaharlal Nehru Award]] (1993) * [[Prize For Freedom]] of the [[Liberal International]] (1995) * [[Freedom of Dublin City]], Republic of Ireland (1999) * [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] (2000) * [[Olof Palme Prize]] * [[Companions of the Order of Australia|Companion of the Order of Australia]] (Australia's Highest Civil Honour) * [[UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance & Non-Violence]] (2002) * Doctor of Laws [[Honorary degree|(honoris causa)]] from [[Memorial University of Newfoundland]] (2004)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mun.ca/senate/Honorary_graduates_by_convocation.pdf | title = HONORARY GRADUATES OF MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND | date = [[2008-06-04]] | accessdate = 2008-06-04}}</ref> * [[Honorary Canadian citizenship]], (2007) * Honorary President of the [[LSESU]] * Doctorate of Letters [[Honorary degree|(honoris causa)]] from [[Colgate University]] (2008)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.collegenews.org/x7907.xml | title = CBS News Journalist Lesley Stahl to Deliver Colgate's 2008 Commencement Address | date = [[2008-02-21]] | accessdate = 2008-05-18}}</ref> *[[Congressional Gold Medal]] (2008)<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7366357.stm US Senate honours Burma's Suu Kyi - BBC News] [[2008-04-25]]</ref> ==Popular media== *In a list compiled by the British magazine ''[[New Statesman]]'' in 2006, she was voted as number one among the "50 Heroes of Our Time". Other "heroes" mentioned were [[Nelson Mandela]], [[Noam Chomsky]], [[Bill Gates]], and [[Bono]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Cowley |first=Jason |date=[[2006-05-22]] |url=http://www.newstatesman.com/200605220016 |title= Heroes of our time — the top 50 |publisher=New Statesman |accessdate=2006-05-22}}</ref> *In January 2008, the Europe-based ''[[A Different View]]'' has selected Suu Kyi as one of the 15 Champions of World Democracy. Other "champions" featured include [[Abraham Lincoln]], [[Martin Luther King Jr.]], [[Lech Walesa]], and [[Corazon Aquino]].<ref>A Different View, Issue 19, January 2008</ref> *She was featured prominently in [[John Boorman]]'s 1995 film ''[[Beyond Rangoon]]'', starring [[Patricia Arquette]]. Suu Kyi was played by Adele Lutz, the former wife of the musician [[David Byrne (musician)|David Byrne]]. *The jazz saxophonist [[Wayne Shorter]] named one of his compositions after her. The piece is best known from the 1997 [[Herbie Hancock]] and Wayne Shorter duet album, ''[[1 + 1 (album)|1 + 1]]''. *The Irish rock band [[U2]]'s 2001 single "[[Walk On (song)|Walk On]]" was about and dedicated to Aung San Suu Kyi. The multi-artist 2004 compilation album ''[[For The Lady]]'', which featured "Walk On", was banned by the junta.<ref>{{cite news | url =http://www.bbc.co.uk/burmese/highlights/story/2004/11/041101_for_the_lady.shtml | title =for the lady | publisher =BBC Burmese | date =2004-11-01|accessdate =2006-07-04 }}</ref> During [[Vertigo Tour]] concerts in [[London]] and [[Glasgow]] ([[June 19]] and [[June 21]], [[2005]] respectively), U2 dedicated performances of "[[Running to Stand Still]]" to her. Other artists, including [[Black Eyed Peas]], [[Coldplay]], [[Damien Rice]], and [[R.E.M. (band)|R.E.M.]] have also publicly supported Aung San Suu Kyi's cause. *She was featured prominently in the music video for [[Damien Rice]]'s collaboration with [[Lisa Hannigan]], "Unplayed Piano", which was written for Suu Kyi after a visit to her, from Rice, in July 2004. *In 2003's [[MTV Europe Music Awards]] in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]], she was given the "Free Your Mind" award. *On [[28 August]] [[2007]] [[Jim Carrey]] released a video on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NySuaJ2B20E YouTube] on behalf of the [[U.S. Campaign for Burma]] to raise awareness *[[The Freedom Campaign]] is in the process of producing a feature documentary film entitled [[Freedom from Fear]] about Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of [[Burma]]. While the film is not yet complete, a preview is available at [http://www.thefreedomcampaign.org/takeaction.php theFreedomCampaign.org] *Aung San Suu Kyi, and the situation in Burma/Myanmar generally, served as the backdrop for the [[Evan Michael Tanner|Evan Tanner]] mystery ''[[Tanner On Ice]]'', by [[Lawrence Block]], published in 1998 after a long hiatus in the series.<ref>http://springfieldtownlibrary.org:8000/kcweb/kcContent?isbn=0525944214&type=review&controlnumber=+++97032588&referedby=titlelist</ref> *Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma situation mentioned in ''Saving Fish From Drowning'' by [[Amy Tan]] 2005. *Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma situation mentioned in ''The Lizard Cage'' by [[Karen Connelly]] 2005. *British film company [[Left Bank Pictures]] is planning a biopic of Suu Kyi, with [[Michelle Yeoh]] in talks to play her.<ref>{{cite news|first= Liz|last= Thomas|title= Left Bank plans £5m Myanmar film|work= [[Broadcast (magazine)|Broadcast]]|date= [[2008-02-08]]}}</ref> ==Footnotes== {{Reflist|2}} ==See also== {{Portal|Current events/Southeast Asia}} *[[National League for Democracy]] *[[National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma]] ==External links== *[http://womennewsnetwork.net/2007/10/12/an-enduring-symbol-of-peace-during-recent-unrest-in-myanmar-humanitarian-daw-aung-san-suu-kyi/''"An Enduring Symbol of Peace During Recent Unrest in Myanmar - Humanitarian Daw Aung San Suu Kyi"''] - WNN - Women News Network [[October 12]], [[2007]] {{wikiquote}} {{wikisource author|Aung San Suu Kyi}} {{Commons}} *[http://www.freedom-now.org/ASSK.php Freedom Now Website] lawyers who formally represent her with regard to her ongoing detention under house arrest *[http://www.dassk.com/index.php Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Website] *[http://www.uscampaignforburma.org/assk/biography.html US Campaign for Burma Website] *[http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk The Burma Campaign UK Website] *[http://www.thefreedomcampaign.org The Freedom Campaign] raising awareness through fashion, film, and music *[http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/1213-08.htm Myanmar Agrees to Release Aung San Suu Kyi: Source] *[http://www.geocities.com/gury4u/suukyi1.htm Aung San Suu Kyi - Summary, biography, excerpts from books] * [http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A18107-2003Oct12&notFound=true An extensive story of her life] * [http://institute.worlddharma.net World Dharma Online Institute] dedicated to furthering Aung San Suu Kyi's "Revolution of the Spirit" * [http://www.sundayherald.com/50329 Sunday Herald article about her ongoing detention] * [http://nobelprize.org/peace/laureates/1991/index.html The Nobel Peace Prize 1991] * [http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1991/press.html Nobel Prize press release] * [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1991/kyi-acceptance.html The Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech of Aung San Suu Kyi's son Alexander Aris] * [http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/07/international/asia/07BURM.html "Freed Burmese Democracy Leader Proclaims 'New Dawn'"] by Seth Mydans, for ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[May 7]], [[2002]], A3 (only abstract available) * [http://homepages.tesco.net/~ghoutman/index.html On the role of Buddhist meditation and contemplation in Aung San Suu Kyi's politics] * [http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/201/ Nobel Laureates Call for Suu Kyi's Release] - [[International Freedom of Expression Exchange|IFEX]] * [http://www.actionburma.com/ Damien Rice's page] promoting his effort to have Aung San Suu Kyi released * [http://www.article19.org/advocacy/campaigns/index.html Article 19 Campaign for Aung San Suu Kyi] * [http://diplomacymonitor.com/stu/dm.nsf/issued?openform&cat=Aung_San_Suu_Kyi Diplomacy Monitor-Aung San Suu Kyi] * [http://www.freesuukyi.org Free Suu Kyi.org] *[http://www.blc-burma.org/index.html Burma Lawyers' Council website] *[http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=869578&search_type=advanced&showInd=true Citation in the Order of Australia] *[http://www.habeas-corpus.net Habeas-Corpus.net] a pro Democracy and Human Rights web -mainly in Spanish- publishes special page of information on Burma. *[http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2017&Itemid=243 Interview in Shambhala Sun Magazine] {{Nobel Peace Prize Laureates 1976-2000}} {{Persondata |NAME=Aung San Suu Kyi |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION=[[nonviolence|nonviolent]] pro-[[democracy]] activist |DATE OF BIRTH={{Birth date and age|1945|6|19|df=y}} |PLACE OF BIRTH=[[Yangon]], [[Myanmar]] |DATE OF DEATH=living |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Suu Kyi, Aung San}} [[Category:1945 births]] [[Category:Alumni of St Hugh's College, Oxford]] [[Category:Alumni of the School of Oriental and African Studies]] [[Category:Buddhist pacifists]] [[Category:Burmese Buddhists]] [[Category:Burmese democracy activists]] [[Category:Burmese politicians]] [[Category:Burmese pacifists]] [[Category:Burmese prisoners and detainees]] [[Category:Burmese writers]] [[Category:Civil rights activists]] [[Category:Companions of the Order of Australia]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Nobel Peace Prize laureates]] [[Category:Nonviolence advocates]] [[Category:Olof Palme Prize laureates]] [[Category:Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients]] [[Category:Recipients of the Sakharov Prize]] [[Category:Scholars and leaders of nonviolence, or nonviolent resistance]] [[Category:The Global Elders]] [[Category:Burmese human rights activists]] [[Category:Prisoners and detainees of Burma]] [[Category:Burmese women writers]] [[Category:PPE graduates]] [[af:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[ar:أون سان سو تشي]] [[bn:অং সান সূ চি]] [[zh-min-nan:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[bg:Аун Сан Су Чи]] [[ca:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[cs:Aun Schan Su Ťij]] [[da:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[de:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[et:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[el:Αούνγκ Σαν Σούου Κίι]] [[es:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[eo:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[eu:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[fa:انگ سان سو چی]] [[fr:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[ko:아웅 산 수 치]] [[id:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[it:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[he:אונג סן סו קי]] [[ka:აუნ სან სუ ჭი]] [[sw:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[ku:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[la:Aung San Suu Cii]] [[ml:ഓങ്ങ്‌ സാന്‍ സൂചി]] [[ms:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[my:အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်]] [[nl:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[ja:アウンサンスーチー]] [[no:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[nn:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[oc:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[pl:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[pt:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[ro:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[ru:Аун Сан Су Чжи]] [[simple:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[sk:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[sr:Аун Сан Су Ћи]] [[fi:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[sv:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[th:ออง ซาน ซูจี]] [[vi:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[tr:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[war:Aung San Suu Kyi]] [[zh-yue:昂山素姬]] [[zh:翁山蘇姬]]