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
CHAPTER 1 WHO IS AUNG SAN SUU KYI CHINAeg BHUTAN NEPAL Puti CHINA N DIA BANGLADES INDIA 3 MYANMAR ung San Suu Kyi was born in Rangoon the former capital of Burma on June 19 1945 Since 1989 Burma has been called the Republic of the Union of Myanmar or Myanmar for short It is the second largest country in Southeast Asia and is bordered by China Thailand India Laos and Bangladesh Suu Kyi was are the youngest child of Aung Taungay San and Khin Kyi She had two older brothers Aung San Oo and Aung San Lin Suu Kyi was only two years Map of Myanmar old when her father Aung San died A fighter Mandalay SHAN PLATEAU VIETNAM Magwe LAO Sandoway Nay Pyi T THAILAND 010 200 mi CAMBODIA Kawthounge O 2013 Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc SriLSA
who is Aung San Suu Kyi Two year old Suu Kyi bottom center in 1947 with her parents and two older brothers for Burmese freedom from British rule Aung San was assassinated six months before the country gained its independence in 1948 Suu Kyi lived in Burma until 1960 She and her brother Aung San Oother other brother Aung San Lin had drowned in 1953 then traveled to India with their mother a diplomat
