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The Lady on the Lake
Is Nobel Peace Prize winner and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi the best hope for freedom in Myanmar?
101 East Last Modified: 06 Sep 2011 14:33

She is the stoic, enduring face of the struggle against military rule in Myanmar. Aung San Suu Kyi spent 15 of the last 21 years under house arrest.

Her dignified persistence has made the 66-year-old a towering figure of inspiration at home and abroad.

But is the Nobel Peace Prize winner and democracy icon still the best hope for freedom in Myanmar?

 

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