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Awn sahn sue chee 1945 is an international icon for peace and the embodiment of the burmese now myanmar peoples fight for democracy after 50 years of oppressive military rule. Aung san suu kyi, like other burmese names, includes no surname, but is only a personal name, in her case derived from three relatives. It is the awareness which enables her to perceive the fear that lies behind the violence of. She is the daughter of general aung san, the leader of the fight for independence from the british, who was assassinated in 1947.
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