Aung San Suu Kyi

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Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese political leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate known for her long struggle for democracy and human rights in Myanmar.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nobel Peace Prize laureate
democracy activist
human
human rights activist
politician
arrestedBy Myanmar military junta
awardReceived Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
Nobel Peace Prize
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Rafto Prize
Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
birthDate 1945-06-19
birthPlace British Burma
Rangoon
country Myanmar
countryOfCitizenship Myanmar
detainedFor approximately 15 years over a 21-year period
detentionEvent coup d'état of 1 February 2021
educatedAt St Hugh's College, Oxford NERFINISHED
University of Delhi
University of Oxford NERFINISHED
familyName Suu Kyi
father Aung San
fieldOfStudy philosophy, politics and economics
gender female
givenName Aung San
ideology liberal democracy
knownFor non-violent struggle for democracy in Myanmar
opposition to military rule in Myanmar
languageSpoken Burmese
English
memberOf Burmese opposition
mother Khin Kyi
movement pro-democracy movement in Myanmar
name Aung San Suu Kyi
nativeLanguage Burmese
NobelPrizeYear 1991
notableWork Freedom from Fear
numberOfChildren 2
officeEnd 2021-02-01
officeStart 2016-03-30
politicalParty National League for Democracy
positionHeld Chairperson of the National League for Democracy
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar
Minister of the President's Office of Myanmar
State Counsellor of Myanmar
religion Buddhism
residence Yangon
spouse Michael Aris
subjectOf house arrest by Myanmar military authorities


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