Superwoman
Now here's a person who has very strong beliefs.
Ms Suu Kyi never intended to be a heroine for Burmese democracy. She was nursing her ailing mother in Rangoon when General Ne Win staged the coup in 1988 and the military fired on student protesters, killing thousands.
She spoke out against army brutality and was detained at gunpoint and put under house arrest at her family's rundown house. But she became revered as an icon for the dispossessed and a thorn in the junta's side.
She even chose her country above her dying late husband. Exceptional!
Read on. It's a long shot but hopefully the military junta that's running Myanmmar do not extend her house arrest any longer.
posted by Goat Almighty @ Monday, May 22, 2006
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Ms Suu Kyi is undeniably a heroine. What disappointments me is that few people in my country know about the plight of the people of Burma/Myanmar, let alone one of the nation's greatest heros. One of my favorite Burma websites is: www.hillerphoto.com/burma/
It's wonderfully interactive.
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