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Aung San Suu Kyi

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.
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Annan calls for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's release

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."

Aung San Suu Kyi

Biography from the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Aung San Suu Kyi

Profile of Aung San Suu Kyi from CNN.

Nobel Peace Prize 1991

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."

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