Aung San Suu Kyi is a democratic female leader of Burma, who has spent the last 15 years under house arrest with time in prison with hard labour for her political views.
April 2nd she was elected to a political seat and leadership of the Democratic Party along with 43 other females.
I have been following her life since I visited Burma, now known as Myanmar. Burma at that time was a communist Buddhist country which only granted 10 day visa's with a $100 spending limit for each visitor.
Burma is one of the poorest countries in Asia due to civil wars since British rule in 1948. A beautiful country with a long coastline. Rangoon is the capital city. Mandalay was a hill station in the north dotted by huge English style homes with wide verandas known as Queenslanders. Also, the old British enfield motorbikes were still running from after the WWII, obviously pieced together by cannibalising many bikes to get one to run. Overall a peaceful Buddhist community, unlike some of the noisier countries like Thailand, Malaysia or India.
Aung San Suu Kyi, is the daughter of one of Burma's former democratic leaders. She is a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Educated, tenacious and smart. She has had huge international support entertaining various international leaders at her home over the years of house arrest, notably Hillary Clinton, a huge fan.
Aung San Suu Kyi, an inspiration to all women around the world. In the leagues with Nelson Mandela, another soldier for democracy.
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