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Aung San Suu Kyi


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It was reported that Aung San Suu Kyi had been moved the following day to Insein Prison (where Aung San Suu Kyi had been detained in 2003) but meetings with UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari near her Rangoon home on 30 September and 2 October establiAung San Suu Kyid that Aung San Suu Kyi remained under house arrest. Aung San Suu Kyi was an honorary member of The Elders a group of eminent global leaders brought together by Nelson Mandela. Aung San Suu Kyi was placed under house arrest at her home on University Avenue (16°49′32″N 96°9′1″E) in Rangoon during which time Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 1990 and the Nobel Peace Prize the year after.

She remained under house arrest in Burma for almost 15 of the 21 years from 20 July 1989 until her most recent release on 13 November 2010 becoming one of the world's most prominent political prisoners. In 2011 Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Wallenberg Medal. suːˈtʃiː/Burmese pronunciation: [àʊɴ sʰáɴ sṵ tɕì]; born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese opposition politician and chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Burma.

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