Aung San Suu Kyi - My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burm

My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace - it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world. So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty.

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Suu Kyi, Aung San. "Securing Freedom." The Reith Lectures, BBC Radio 4, 28 June 2011.

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About the Author

Aung San Suu Kyi

Born: June 19, 1945
Nationality: Burmese
Profession: Politician

Biography

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.

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