Dec 13, 2025 · Aung San Suu Kyi, human rights activist and opposition leader whose party, the National League for Democracy, came to power in Myanmar after the 2015 elections.

Aung San Suu Kyi[a] (born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese politician, diplomat and author who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021.

4 days ago · The UK’s foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, is leading a new push to free Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi as sham elections in the country are set to begin. The Foreign Office …

4 days ago · The military has touted the vote as a return to democracy almost five years after it seized power in a coup, ousting the country’s then de-facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, detaining her and ...

5 days ago · Myanmar will hold the first phase of a general election on Sunday, its first vote in five years and an election framed by the ruling military as a return to multi-party democracy.

The Burmese Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is the daughter of the legendary liberation movement leader Aung San. Following studies abroad, she returned home in 1988. From then on, …

5 days ago · The military is framing the vote as a return to multiparty democracy after ousting Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government four years ago.

Jun 19, 2025 · Myanmar's deposed democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 80th birthday in junta detention on Thursday, serving a raft of sentences set to last the rest of her life.

Jun 12, 2025 · Aung San Suu Kyi—beloved as “Amay Suu” by the people of Myanmar—is celebrated as a brave, nonviolent champion of democracy and a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. To the world, she …

Aung San Suu Kyi[a] (born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and political activist. She was awarded the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize. She served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and …