Aung San Suu Kyi

[ oung-sahn-soo-kee ]

/ ˈaʊŋ ˈsɑn ˈsu ˈki /

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noun

born 1945, Burmese opposition leader.

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How to use Aung San Suu Kyi in a sentence

When Aung San Suu Kyi, who is Bamar, came to power following democratic elections in 2015, she pledged to prioritize peace with ethnic armed groups and advance a federal democracy.
As Myanmar's Junta Intensifies Its Crackdown, Pro-Democracy Protesters Prepare for Civil War|Kyaw Hsan Hlaing / Yangon|April 7, 2021|Time
In fact, protesting the Tatmadaw’s human rights abuses against the non-Bamar population became unpopular and controversial, especially if it meant taking a stand against Aung San Suu Kyi.
As Myanmar's Junta Intensifies Its Crackdown, Pro-Democracy Protesters Prepare for Civil War|Kyaw Hsan Hlaing / Yangon|April 7, 2021|Time
The leaderless movement began with calls for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and the restoration of the civilian government led by her party, the National League for Democracy, which won a landslide general election last November.
‘I Can Get Killed.’ A Leading Activist Talks About Her Role in the Fight Against Myanmar's Junta|Aria Chen|March 23, 2021|Time
Since coming into power in 2015, Aung San Suu Kyi had maintained a delicate peace with the military, which ruled Myanmar for decades before finally starting to ease its grip in 2010.
Clothing companies have a rare opportunity to be a force for good in Myanmar|Marc Bain|March 8, 2021|Quartz

With the democratization of its institutions supposedly underway, and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate at the helm in the form of Aung San Suu Kyi, the world for many years assumed that Myanmar was on the path toward a liberal, more inclusive future.
The World Has Failed Myanmar, So Now Its Youth Are Stepping Up|Brian Wong|March 5, 2021|Time
He was a former bodyguard for Aung San Suu Kyi and a prominent freelance reporter.
Hope and Change? Burma Kills a Journalist Before Obama Arrives|Joshua Carroll|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Aung San Suu Kyi has yet to make any public comment about the clashes.
Burma’s Spring Turns Deadly as Riots Shake the Town of Meiktila|Peter Popham|March 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Although the violence was condemned around the world, Aung San Suu Kyi refused to back the Rohingyas.
Burma’s Spring Turns Deadly as Riots Shake the Town of Meiktila|Peter Popham|March 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
When Aung San Suu Kyi is president of the country, of course, she will be free to change all that.
Burma’s Half-Made Revolution|Peter Popham|November 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Then she flew to Rangoon to cover the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from 15 years of house arrest.
A Foot in Two Worlds: Holly Williams on Reporting—and Parenting—in War Zones|Abigail Pesta|October 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi

/ (ˈaʊŋ ˈsæn ˈsuː ˈkiː) /

noun

born 1945, Burmese politician; cofounder (1988) and general secretary (1988–91; 1995– ) of the National League for Democracy: Nobel peace prize 1991; released (2010) from a lengthy house arrest; elected to the Burmese House of Representatives in 2012

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