Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes


I don't think you can work on feelings in politics, apart from anything else, political change can come very unexpectedly, sometimes overnight when you least expect it.


Citations

Suu Kyi, Aung San, and Alan Clements. The Voice of Hope. Penguin Books, 1997.

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Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi
  • Born: June 19, 1945
  • Nationality: Burmese
  • Profession: Politician

Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and a 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar (equivalent to a prime minister) and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021. She has served as the president of the National League for Democracy (NLD) since 2011, having been the General Secretary from 1988 to 2011. She played a vital role in Myanmar's transition from military junta to partial democracy in the 2010s.