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For the last fiftenn years of burmas traumatic history, aung san suu kyi has been the inspirational leader of attempts to restore democracy to her country. Aung san suu kyi, a practitioner of peaceful mediation, received the 1991 nobel. Aung san suu kyi books list of books by author aung san. Dec 11, 2019 aung san suu kyi returned to her home of burma to find it roiling with anarchy under the thumb of strongman u ne win, and she spent the next 20 years fighting to give her country back to its people. An excellent book that includes some history of the conflict in burma and highlights. Publication date 1997 topics aung san suu kyi juvenile literature. Aung san suu kyi released the christian science monitor.
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