Aung San Suu Kyi, whose mother was ambassador to India and father de facto prime minister of Myanmar (Burma), won election but was denied the office by a military government. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.
Quotes by Aung San Suu Kyi - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
A press release from the United Nations from July, 2003, on the Secretary-General's "concern about the safety and well being of democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and calling on the government to meet with her."
Updated frequently, this site includes news, announcements, articles, biographies, speeches, interviews, letters, press releases and more on Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese advocate of democracy and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
A detailed timeline of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese (Myanmar) leader, daughter of assassinated General Aung San and diplomat Daw Khin Kyi.
Biography from the
Encyclopedia Britannica.
Profile of Aung San Suu Kyi from CNN.
Biography from
The Columbia Encyclopedia 2000. Includes pronunciation of her name.
Official Web site of the Nobel Foundation includes the press release and presentation speech for Aung Sann Suu Kyi's 1991 Nobel Peace Prize, plus a biography, the text of her acceptance speech, and a link to an article about the "Nine Nobel Women."
An appeal by the Myanmar leader to other women political leaders. January 2000 article from