Aung 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 criticised the military junta.

Oct 10, 2024 · Bangkok (AFP) – Death, detention and dissolution have decimated Aung San Suu Kyi's political party, easing the way for groups backed by Myanmar's ruling military to claim victory at...

22 hours ago · Aung San Suu Kyi: A voice for democracy, silenced. Aung San Suu Kyi is Myanmar’s Nelson Mandela – a leader who has sacrificed everything for her country’s democratic rights. Adored by 90% of Myanmar’s population for her wisdom and moral courage, she remains an unbreakable symbol of hope and resistance. She has endured relentless ...

Dec 7, 2021 · Amid accusations of genocide, international support for the NLD government began to dwindle. It was a major blow to Aung San Suu Kyi’s international standing and prompted widespread calls...

3 days ago · Last November, Aung San Suu Kyi's 33-year prison sentence was reduced by six years in a partial pardon. Aris noted that nobody outside the prison has been able to see her for the past four years ...

1 day ago · YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A renewed attempt to auction off the family home of Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was unsuccessful Wednesday as the prospect of paying tens of millions of dollars for a property in a country embroiled in a civil war failed to attract any bidders.. It was the third attempt to sell the lakeside property where Suu Kyi had been held under house ...

Jan 17, 2025 · Aung San Suu Kyi, human rights activist and opposition leader whose party, the National League for Democracy, came to power in Myanmar after the 2015 elections. She held the title of state counselor, a powerful position created for her, from 2016 to 2021.

Dec 24, 2024 · Ever since the commander-in-chief of Myanmar’s armed forces, General Min Aung Hlaing, launched a coup against Suu Kyi’s re-elected government in February 2021, Myanmar’s nightmare of repression,...

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5 days ago · The Foreign Secretary said: “Four years ago, Myanmar’s military overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government, stripping the Myanmar people of their right to a democratic voice.