CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 WHO IS AUNG SAN Suu KYI CHAPTER 2 A LEGACY OF PUBLIC SERVICE 14 PUTNEYVIEW CHAPTER 3 A LEADER FOR DEMOCRACY Su Kyi 22 CHAPTER 4 HONORED FOR HER DEDICATION 31 TIMELINE OF ACHIEVEMENTS 42 OTHER LEADERS WHO HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE 44 GLOSSARY 46 E FOR MORE INFORMATION 47 INDEX 48
INTRO D Aung San Suu Kyi has tirelessly fought for independence democracy and human rights for the people of Burma She continues to be a strong positive force in the country
UCTION round the world Aung San Suu Kyi is known as a fighter for democracy and human rights In her country of Myanmar which used to be known as Burma she has taken on the junta or military group that took political power She has spoken out against the way the government is run and how poorly the people have been treated Three separate times she has been arrested and sentenced to house arrest unable to leave her home or visit her family In total she has spent more than fifteen years under house arrest Suu Kyi's tireless efforts to establish a democratic government and ensure freedoms for her people have been recognized around the world She has received the Nobel Peace Prize and has been the recipient of nearly every major human rights award including the European Union s Sakharov Prize the Professor Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize the Jawaharlal Nehru Award and the International Simon Bolivar Prize But to her many followers Suu Kyi is simply known as the Lady a woman who has sacrificed her rights in the name of freedom for the people of
