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Aung San Suu KyiAung San Suu Kyi
General Secretary & Founder of NLD
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 Who is she?
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  • A leader in resistance, held under house-arrest in Burma (now known as Myanmar) from 1989-1995. Still in Burma with restrictions on freedom.
  • Founder and General Secretary of the National League for Democracy
    
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