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The birth of Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon, Burma, the daughter of independence hero General Aung San. -
Her father, General Aung San, is assassinated just months before Burma gains independence
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She makes her first public speech in front of a crowd of 150,000, calling for a democratic government in Burma
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This period covers her initial rise to prominence and her first, long-term period of house arrest, during which she became a global symbol of peaceful resistance
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Her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), wins a landslide victory in the general election, but the military junta refuses to recognize the results
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She is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights
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Her husband, Michael Aris, dies of cancer in England. She had not seen him since 1995, fearing she would not be allowed to return to Myanmar if she left
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After spending nearly 15 of the past 21 years in detention, she is finally released
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The military stages a coup, and she is once again arrested and detained, bringing an end to the country's brief period of democratic rule
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This timespan marks her time as the de facto leader of Myanmar, a period that began with high hopes but ended in controversy due to her handling of the Rohingya crisis
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The military stages a coup, and she is once again arrested and detained, bringing an end to the country's brief period of democratic rule