Aung San Suu Kyi

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (born June 19, 1945 in Rangoon, now known as Yangon) is a nonviolent pro-democracy activist in Burma, now known as Myanmar. In 1990 the devout Buddhist won the Rafto Prize and the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. In 1991 she won the Nobel Peace Prize for her peaceful and non-violent struggle under a repressive military regime.

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A famous quote of hers was:

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"It's not bravery. It's a question of doing what you have to do. You can go ahead with what you're doing or you can run away."

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One of her most famous speeches is the Freedom From Fear speech which begins:

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It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.

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June 19: June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining....

1945: 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar)....

Yangon: :Note: You may need a Burmese Unicode Font to see the characters on this page....

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