Aung San Suu Kyi Research Paper

A wise woman once said, “It is not power that corrupts, but fear.” That woman is Aung San Suu Kyi. Aung San Suu Kyi is Burma’s pro-democracy leader. She was born on June 19, 1945 in Burma, which is in Asia. Her name consist of three parts, Aung San from her father, Kyi from her mother, and Suu from her grandmother. You can tell from her name that family meant a lot to her. She had two brothers, one brother died in a swimming accident and the other moved to California and became a citizen. Aung San, Aung San Suu Kyi’s father, was an important military general who helped gain Burma’s independence from the United Kingdom and built up their army. He was known as Burma’s independence hero. Sadly, her father was assassinated in 1947. Aung San Suu
Kyi’s mother, Daw Khin Kyi, was distraught from her husband’s death and soon became an important figure in politics after the independent government of Burma was created. In 1972, Aung San Suu kyi married Michael Aris, who was a Tibetan culture scholar who she met while studying in England. Aung San Suu Kyi and Michael Aris had two kids, Alexander and Kim. Aung San Suu Kyi’s family valued education and that is why she is the person she is today. Aung San started her education in the English Catholic school system in Burma. She was in that school system for 15 years. Daw Khin Kyi, Aung San Suu Kyi’s mother, was elected Burmese Ambassador of India, which caused her to have to move to New Delhi, the capital of India. There Aung San Suu Kyi continued her studies at Lady Shri Ram College of Delhi University, where she later graduated. She continued her education in England at the St. Hugh’s College of oxford