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Aung San Suu Kyi

(1945-) Burmese politician. Daughter of Aung San, she became the leader of the National League for Democracy (1988) and was under house arrest (1990-95) after her party won a landslide victory in national elections. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.


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