Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi

(1945) foreign minister Myanmar

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[Wikidata] former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy... | [Wikipedia] Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese politician, diplomat and author who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021. She has served as the general secretary of the National League for Democracy (NLD) since the party's founding in 1988 and was registered as its c

About Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese politician, diplomat and author who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021. She has served as the general secretary of the National League for Democracy (NLD) since the party's founding in 1988 and was registered as its chairperson while it was a legal party from 2011 to 2023. She played a vital role in Myanmar's transition from military junta to partial democracy in the 2010s. She has been widely described as the de facto leader of Myanmar from 2016 to 2021. She was awarded the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize.

Known for:

Freedom from Fear

Notable works:

Voix du défi

Awards:

Presidential Medal of Freedom|Nobel Peace Prize|Sakharov Prize|Catalonia International Prize|Gwangju Prize for Human Rights|honorary Canadian citizenship|Congressional Gold Medal|UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize|Rafto Prize|Olof Palme Prize|Freedom Award|International Simón Bolívar Prize|Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding|Václav Havel Prize|Wallenberg Medal|Commander of the Legion of Honour|Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia|Giuseppe Motta Medal|Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear|Chatham House Prize|Silver Medal of the President of the Senate|Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh|Humanitarian of the Year|Global Citizen Awards|honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel|honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong|honorary doctor of Victoria University of Wellington

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