Aung San Suu Kyi activist for democracy in Myanmar /

• Main Author: Hasday, Judy L., 1957-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Chelsea House, c2007.
• Series: Modern peacemakers.
• Subjects: Aung San Suu Kyi.; Democracy > Burma.; Women political activists > Biography. > Burma; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.; HISTORY.; Burma > Politics and government > 1948-; Electronic books.
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When a military junta took power in Myanmar in 1988, Aung San Suu Kyi - the daughter of General Aung San, who negotiated Burma's independence from Britain in 1947 - entered Burmese politics to work for democratization. This biography tells about this woman who, despite being faced with odds, co...

Table of Contents:

• Life-changing call
• Land of the pagodas
• General's dream
• Martyr's daughter
• International education
• Life of one's choosing
• 8-8-88
• Personal sacrifice for sake of country
• The lady.