Aung San Suu Kyi House Arrest

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Aung San Suu Kyi fought for democracy, and human rights. She was put through many hardships, like being put on house arrest for many years and trying to stand up for what she believes in. Aung San Suu Kyi is known for her non-violent ways while fighting for democracy and human rights. She was inspired by many US civil rights leaders by their non-violent campaigns. In 1988, she returned to back to her home city, Burma, to take care of her dying mother. The country, Myanmar was going through a rough time in politics. Students, office workers and monks started demanding for a democratic reform. In August 1988, Aung San Suu Kyi gave a speech that inspired others. This speech made her the leader of the revolt against the dictator, General Ne …show more content…

Aung San Suu Kyi was freed from house arrest in July 1995. Five years later, in September 2000, she was once again placed under house arrest for attempting to travel outside the country. She was released in May, 2002. She was placed under house arrest in 2003, because of issues between the NLD and government. In May of 2009, she was charged with breaking the terms of her house arrest after a intruder broke into her house and spent a few days there. In August she was convicted and sentenced to 18 extra months on house arrest.After spending 18-20 years off and on again on house arrest, Aung was released from house arrest on November 13th, 2010. Being on house arrest gave her time to think about how she could return to politics and fight for what she believes in. In 2011, she met with many “high-profile” leaders such as Civilian President, Thein Sein, with Thailand’s new Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra and US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. These meetings lead her to announce that she was going run for office in Yangon and her idea to run for office was approved by the government. She won her seat April 1 and was officially put into office on May

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