Aung San Suu Kyi

Burmese politician (born 1945)

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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, sometimes abbreviated to Suu Kyi, is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and pro-democracy activist who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021. She has served as the general secretary of the National League for Democracy (NLD) since the party's founding in 1988 and was registered as its chairperson while it was a legal party from 2011 to 2023. She played a vital role in Myanmar's transition from military junta to partial democracy in the 2010s.

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Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest in Myanmar - reports Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, according to the country's military government. Sky News - Published on April 17, 2024
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Ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi imprisoned for three more years as former UK ambassador to Myanmar also jailed Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to three more years in prison, as a former UK ambassador to the country was separately also jailed. Sky News - Published on September 2, 2022
Suu Kyi to be jailed for 6 more yrs in graft cases The 77-year-old Nobel laureate and figurehead of Myanmar’s opposition to military rule has been charged with at least 18 offences ranging from graft to election violations, carrying combined maximum.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 16, 2022
Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to five years in prison for corruption Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of corruption. Sky News - Published on April 27, 2022