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Aung San Suu Kyi

Burmese politician and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

From 2016 until 2021, Aung San Suu Kyi held the position of State Counsellor of Myanmar, a role in which she was widely seen as the country's de facto leader.[1][2][3] Between 2016 and 2021, she was considered the effective head of government in Myanmar.[2][3]

Quick Facts

Office
State Counsellor of Myanmar
President
Htin Kyaw, Win Myint
Took office
6 April 2016
Left office
1 February 2021

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

She was under house arrest for almost 15 of the 21 years from 1989 to 2010.[4] Her father, Aung San, is recognized as a founder of modern Myanmar, and her mother was Khin Kyi; she is their youngest daughter.[4] In 1972, she wed Michael Aris, and the couple had two sons.[4] Her political prominence began during the 8888 Uprising in 1988, and she was a co-founder of the National League for Democracy.[4][5]

The NLD secured 81% of parliamentary seats in the 1990 general election, yet the military government declined to transfer authority.[4] Following the 1 February 2021 coup, which restored the Tatmadaw to control, she was taken into custody.[6] Initially given a prison term totaling 33 years, her sentence was subsequently cut to 27 years.[7]

What the cited sources add

The Epthinktank account states that on 1 February 2021 the armed forces arrested Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, as well as hundreds of NLD supporters.[2] The same source notes that Aung San Suu Kyi was charged with illegally importing radio equipment.[2] The CNN Fast Facts record states that she was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of incitement and breaking Covid-19 rules on 6 December 2021.[8] The Guardian report says the NLD was dissolved after it refused to comply with a new party registration law imposed by the military.[9]

The Independent article notes that she spent almost 14 of the past 19 years under house arrest as of 2011.[10]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Aung San Suu Kyi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Myanmar: The return of the junta", Epthinktank, 2021-02-17; "Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi urges people to oppose coup", Daily Sabah, 2025-10-14; Selth, "Aung San Suu Kyi and the Tatmadaw", Australian Institute of International Affairs; Petras, "Aung San Suu Kyi, a Much-Changed Icon, Evades Rohingya Accusations (Published 2017)", The New York Times, 2017-09-19; "Aung San Suu Kyi Fast Facts", CNN, 25 April 2021; Tharoor, "What happened when Aung San Suu Kyi's party last won an election in Burma", The Washington Post, 9 November 201 en.wikipedia.org
  2. "Myanmar: The return of the junta", Epthinktank, 2021-02-17. facts only, no text reused. epthinktank.eu
  3. Selth, "Aung San Suu Kyi and the Tatmadaw", Australian Institute of International Affairs. facts only, no text reused. internationalaffairs.org.au
  4. Wikipedia, "Aung San Suu Kyi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "5,000 days in captivity: The world's most famous political prisoner", The Independent, 23 October 2011; "The Children of Gandhi", 31 December 1999 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Aung San Suu Kyi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Silverstein, "The Idea of Freedom in Burma and the Political Thought of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi", Pacific Affairs, 1996, p. 211–228; "Profile: Aung San Suu Kyi", BBC News, 25 May 2006; "The Nobel Peace Prize 1991 Presentation Speech", Nobel Foundation; Houtman, Gustaaf, Mental culture in Burmese crisis politics: Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy (ILCAA Study of Languages and Cultures of As; "National League for Democracy", National League for Democracy (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Aung San Suu Kyi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ratcliffe, "Aung San Suu Kyi handed four-year jail term in military 'courtroom circus'", The Guardian, 10 January 2022 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Aung San Suu Kyi" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Suu Kyi's secretive Myanmar trials end with 7 more years of jail", Reuters, 30 December 2022; Ratcliffe, "Myanmar's junta condemned over guilty verdicts in Aung San Suu Kyi trial", The Guardian, 6 December 2021 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. "Aung San Suu Kyi Fast Facts", CNN, 25 April 2021. facts only, no text reused. cnn.com
  9. "Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party dissolved", The Guardian, 28 March 2023. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
  10. "5,000 days in captivity: The world's most famous political prisoner", The Independent, 23 October 2011. facts only, no text reused. independent.co.uk

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Aung San Suu Kyi (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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