Aung San Suu Kyi
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Aung San Suu Kyi (1945- ) is the pro-democracy opposition leader in Burma. She first became involved with the pro-democracy movement in 1988, when she returned from Great Britain to take care of her ailing mother. She was put under house arrest by the military for almost 14 years after founding the National League for Democracy, which won an overwhelming victory in the 1990 general elections. She is a recipient of several awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize with $1.3 million in prize money that she used to establish a health and education trust for the Burmese people.
Early life
Her father was a leader in the country's struggle for independence from Great Britain.