Biography+of+Aung+San+Suu+Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi was born on the 19th of June 1945 in Rangoon, Burma (present day Myanmar). She had two other siblings and her father Aung San, was known as the father of independent and played a huge role in gaining Burma's independence. Aung San Suu Kyi's mother was also involved in several women's political parties before marrying. In July 1947 Aung San was assassinated by members of the opposing party when Aung San Suu Kyi was just 2 years old. She spent most of her early life in Burma but later joined her mother who was appointed Burmese ambassador in India, to continue her Secondary School Education. She then attended St. Hugh's College and Oxford University, where she studied politics and economics and philosophy and received her bachelors and masters degree. Aung San Suu Kyi developed her fathers sense of duty towards his country and was influenced by the teachings of Mohandas Ghandi who taught of non violent civil disobedience. **Career/ Occupation and major noteworthy achievements** She worked at the U.N. in New York for two years. In 1972 she married Michael Vaillancourt Aris who she had met while studying and Oxford they had two sons together and settled down in England.
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