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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.
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."