“We will not enjoy development without security, we will not enjoy security without development, and we will not enjoy either without respect for human rights.”

— Aung San Suu Kyi

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About Aung San Suu Kyi

Activist • Burmese

Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar from 2016 to 2021. She rose to prominence during the 1988 Uprisings and became the...

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