domingo, 17 de mayo de 2009

PRESOS POLITICOS LIBRES YA: DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI

DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI

NLD General Secretary

Born: 19 June 1945
Organization: National League for Democracy (NLD)
Prison: Insein ( Rangún)


• Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is the daughter of General Aung San, considered the father of Burmese Independence.

• Between 1960 and 1988, she lived, worked, and studied in India, the US, Bhutan, Japan, and England.

• On 1 April 1988, she returned to Burma to take care of her sick mother. When nationwide mass demonstrations for democracy started in August, she took a leading role in the movement.

• On 24 September 1988, she became General Secretary of the NLD. While serving in this position, she delivered over a hundred public addresses, encouraging people to fight for their rights, and toured the country extensively.

• On 20 July 1989, she was placed under house arrest and disqualified from running in the May 1990 elections. On 14 October 1991, the Nobel Committee awarded her the Peace Prize. She was released on 10 July 1995.

• On 21 September 2000, the regime placed her under house arrest again. She was released on 6 May 2002.

• On 30 May 2003, NLD members and supporters accompanying her were attacked by pro-junta thugs near Depayin, Sagaing Division. She was subsequently again placed under house arrest.

• On 27 May 2008, the SPDC extended her house arrest by another year. On 6 June, the SPDC indicated that she could be detained up to 27 November 2009 under the 1975 State Protection Law.