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Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi, AC is a Burmese opposition politician and the General Secretary of the National League for Democracy. In the 1990 general election, her National League for Democracy party won 59% of the national votes and 81% of the seats in Parliament. She had, however, already been detained under house arrest before the elections...
Timeline of Events
1988
9.24.1988
National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and various others to help fight against dictatorship in Myanmar.
1989
7.20.1989
Burma's ruling junta puts opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest.
2003
5.30.2003
Depayin massacre: at least 70 people associated with the National League for Democracy were killed by government-sponsored mob in Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi fled the scene, but was arrested soon afterwards.