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Aung San Suu Kyi

19 June 1945 – present

Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese politician and daughter of independence hero Aung San who led the pro-democracy movement against military rule. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 and later served as State Counsellor of Myanmar before being detained again in the 2021 military coup.

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Birth in Rangoon, British Burma
19 June 1945

Born in Rangoon, the daughter of independence leader Aung San.

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Studies at the University of Oxford
1964 – 1967

Read philosophy, politics, and economics at St Hugh's College, Oxford.

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Co-founds the National League for Democracy
27 September 1988

Helped establish the NLD during the 1988 pro-democracy uprising.

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Placed under house arrest
20 July 1989

Detained by the military junta, beginning years of house arrest.

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Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
14 October 1991

Received the Nobel Peace Prize for her nonviolent struggle for democracy.

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Released from house arrest
13 November 2010

Freed from her final period of house arrest as reforms began.

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Becomes State Counsellor of Myanmar
6 April 2016 – 1 February 2021

Assumed the newly created top civilian post after the NLD's 2015 election victory.

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Detained in the 2021 military coup
1 February 2021

Arrested and detained when the military seized power, ending civilian rule.

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