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She survived an assassination attempt in the 2003 Depayin massacre when at least 70 people associated with the NLD were killed. In 1999, Time magazine named her one of the "Children of Gandhi" and his spiritual heir to nonviolence. She had been detained before the elections and remained under house arrest for almost 15 of the 21 years from 1989 to 2010, becoming one of the world's most prominent political prisoners. In the 1990 elections, NLD won 81% of the seats in Parliament, but the results were nullified, as the military government (the State Peace and Development Council – SPDC) refused to hand over power, resulting in an international outcry. She married Michael Aris in 1972, with whom she had two children.Īung San Suu Kyi rose to prominence in the 8888 Uprising of 8 August 1988 and became the General Secretary of the NLD, which she had newly formed with the help of several retired army officials who criticized the military junta. After graduating from the University of Delhi in 1964 and the St Hugh's College, Oxford in 1968, she worked at the United Nations for three years. The youngest daughter of Aung San, Father of the Nation of modern-day Myanmar, and Khin Kyi, Aung San Suu Kyi was born in Rangoon, British Burma. She played a vital role in Myanmar's transition from military junta to partial democracy in the 2010s. She has served as the chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) since 2011, having been the general secretary from 1988 to 2011. krany Burmese pronunciation: born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and a 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar (equivalent to a prime minister) and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Burmese script.Īung San Suu Kyi ( / aʊ ŋ ˌ s ɑː n s uː ˈ tʃ iː/ Burmese: အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည် MLCTS: aung hcan: cu.