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Aung San Suu Kyi

[ oung sahn soo kee ]

noun

  1. born 1945, Burmese opposition leader.


Aung San Suu Kyi

/ ˈaʊŋ ˈsæn ˈsuː ˈkiː /

noun

  1. Aung San Suu Kyi1945FBurmesePOLITICS: politician born 1945, Burmese politician; cofounder (1988) and general secretary (1988–91; 1995– ) of the National League for Democracy: Nobel peace prize 1991; released (2010) from a lengthy house arrest; elected to the Burmese House of Representatives in 2012


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He was a former bodyguard for Aung San Suu Kyi and a prominent freelance reporter.

Aung San Suu Kyi has yet to make any public comment about the clashes.

Although the violence was condemned around the world, Aung San Suu Kyi refused to back the Rohingyas.

When Aung San Suu Kyi is president of the country, of course, she will be free to change all that.

Then she flew to Rangoon to cover the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from 15 years of house arrest.

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