Aung San Suu Kyi
- June 19, 1945 in Rangoon, Burma
- Basic education in Rangoon
- She graduated from Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi in 1964
- St. Hugh's College, Oxford University in 1967
Suu Kyi and Michael
Khin Kyi: political figure in the newly-formed Burmese government
Appointed as Burmese ambassador to India in 1960
Ne Win
Crimes and Brutality
Kim and Alex Aris
Burma
Aung Sang assassinated on July 19, 1947 by henchman of a policital rival by U Saw
House Arrest
Under house arrest multiple times since she began her political career for about 15 years
Freedom from Fear
Released from house arrest on November 13, 2010
"It is not power that corrupts but fear"
August 26, 1988
"Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavor..."
8-8-88
- Public face of the democracy movement
- Spoke out against U Ne Win
- Beginning of a nonviolent struggle for democracy and human rights
Satyagraha
Doubling: Gandhi
Satyagraha: to actively resist...awaken the sense of justice and humanity in one's adversary through non-violence and truth...to touch your enemy's heart by accepting mistreatment”
Aung Sang
Passing over
&
Coming back
- India
- Satyagraha brought to Burma