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Perfect Hostage by Justin Wintle (Paperback, 2007)

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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (pronounced Daw Aung Sawn Sue Chee) is one of the world's most renowned freedom fighters and advocates of non-violence, having served as the figurehead for Burma's struggle for democracy since 1988. Born in 1945 to Burma's independence hero, Aung San, Aung San Suu Kyi was educated in Burma, India, and the UK. In 1988, while living in London, she returned to Burma to nurse her dying mother, and was plunged into the country's nationwide uprising that had just begun. Joining the newly-forming National League for Democracy political party, Suu Kyi gave numerous speeches calling for freedom and democracy. The military regime responded to the uprising with brute force, killing up to 10,000 demonstrators. As Suu Kyi began to campaign for the NLD, she and many others were detained by the regime. Despite being held under house arrest, the NLD went on to win a staggering 82% of the seats in parliament. The regime never recognized the results. Suu Kyi has been in and out of arrest since 1988. She was held from 1989-1995, and again from 2000-2002. The military junta placed restrictions on her movements which prevented her from spending time with her English husband as he

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PublisherCornerstone

ISBN-139780091796815

eBay Product ID (ePID)95612124

Product Key Features

Number of Pages480 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePerfect Hostage

Publication Year2007

SubjectHistory

TypeTextbook

AuthorJustin Wintle

FormatPaperback

Dimensions

Item Height233 mm

Item Weight662 g

Item Width155 mm

Additional Product Features

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Title_AuthorJustin Wintle

GenreBiographies & True Stories