In this file picture taken on May 6, 2002 Myanmar's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi addresses a press conference after beeing freed from 19 months under house arrest at her party's headquarters in Yangon. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply disappointed" after the chief of Myanmar's military junta refused to let him meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

In this file picture taken on May 6, 2002 Myanmar's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi addresses a press conference after beeing freed from 19 months under house arrest at her party's headquarters in Yangon. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply disappointed" after the chief of Myanmar's military junta refused to let him meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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