There is a special charm to journeys undertaken before daybreak in hot lands: the air is soft and cool and the coming of dawn reveals a landscape fresh from the night dew.
DescriptionChairperson and General Secretary of the National League for Democracy
Aliases???????????????; aung hcan: cu. krany; Daw Aung San Suu Kyi; Daw Suu; Amay Suu; Dr. Suu Kyi; Ms. Suu Kyi; Miss Suu Kyi
BornJune 19, 1945
CountryBurma
ProfessionPolitician; Writer; Human Rights Activist
WorksFreedom From Fear
AwardsNobel Peace Prize; Commander Of The Legion Of Honour; Jawaharlal Nehru Award For International Understanding; Sakharov Prize; Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize; International Simón Bolívar Prize; Wallenberg Medal; Congressional Gold Medal; Václav Havel Prize For Creative Dissent; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Olof Palme Prize; UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize; Order Of Australia; Four Freedoms Award - Freedom From Fear; Chatham House Prize; Freedom Award; Giuseppe Motta Medal; Gwangju Prize For Human Rights
