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A worker (C) from Myanmar's Mon state wears a shirt with a picture of Aung San Suu Kyi as goes back across the border to Myanmar after working in Sangkhlaburi on Thailand side February 20, 2012. Myanmar's new government signed a ceasefire deal with New... View Photo »
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A HIV-positive girl looks at a poster to mark the 65th birthday of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a HIV/AIDS hospice, founded by a member of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party, in Yangon February 18, 2012. Tens of thousands... View Photo »
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Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, top, delivers a speech to supporters during her election campaign rally in Ahpyauk village, Myanmar, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. Myanmar election authorities lifted restrictions on political campaigning Monday... View Photo »
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A Myanmar girl holding flowers waits for the arrival of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for her election campaign rally in Ahpyauk village, Myanmar, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. Myanmar election authorities lifted restrictions on political... View Photo »
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Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi receives flowers from supporters during her election campaign rally in Ahpyauk village, Myanmar, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. Myanmar election authorities lifted restrictions on political campaigning Monday in an... View Photo »
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Nyan Win, spokesman for the National League for Democracy (NLD) party, answers a question during a press conference at the party;s headquarters in Yangon on February 20, 2012. Myanmar democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party said on... View Photo »
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Members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party select party gifts at their headquarters in Yangon on February 20, 2012. Myanmar democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party said on February 20 that restrictions on its political... View Photo »
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Tin Oo, a leader of National League for Democracy party, talks to journalists during a press conference at the party's headquarters on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Yangon, Myanmar. The party of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi charged Monday... View Photo »
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Nyan Win, spokesman of National League for Democracy party, second right, talks to journalists during a press conference at the party's headquarters on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Yangon, Myanmar. The party of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi... View Photo »
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Supporters listen to Ashin Pyinyar Thiha (not pictured), the head of the Shwenyawar monastery, as he speaks before leaving the monastery in Yangon on February 19, 2012. Ashin Pyinyar Thiha, who met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her... View Photo »
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Buddhist nuns pray during a farewell ceremony for Ashin Pyinyar Thiha, the head of the Shwenyawar monastery, before he leaves the monastery in Yangon on February 19, 2012. Ashin Pyinyar Thiha, who met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her... View Photo »
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Former Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (2nd L) standing with Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (R) as they speak to reporters after their meeting at her residence in Yangon on February 18, 2012. Thailand's current premier, Yingluck... View Photo »
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Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi talks to journalists during a press briefing after meeting with former Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, unseen, at her house Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, in Yangon, Myanmar. View Photo »
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Former Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (centre L) speaks to reporters after his meeting with Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (centre R) at her residence in Yangon on February 18, 2012. Thailand's current premier, Yingluck Shinawatra,... View Photo »
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Former Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (L) looks on as Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (R) speaks at her residence in Yangon on February 18, 2012 after their meeting. Thailand's current premier, Yingluck Shinawatra, visited Suu Kyi in... View Photo »
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Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech during a rally in Pyar Pon, Irrawaddy delta region in the Irrawaddy division on February 17, 2012. The Myanmar government assured EU development commissioner Andris Piebalgs during his recent... View Photo »
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Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech at the National League for Democracy (NLD) party office in Pyar Pon, Irrawaddy delta region in the Irrawaddy division on February 17, 2012. The Myanmar government assured EU development... View Photo »
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Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party members ride on a vessel after a campaign trip to in Pyar Pon, Irrawaddy delta region in the Irrawaddy division on February 17, 2012. The Myanmar government assured EU development commissioner... View Photo »
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Members of the National League for Democracy party prepare a boat for Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's campaign trail in Yangon February 17, 2012. View Photo »
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Members of the Karen tribe hold up placards in support of Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, depicted at right, as she arrives for a campaign stop in Wah-Thin-Kha village, Kaw-Hmu township, Myanmar, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. View Photo »
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Aung San Suu Kyi (Burmese: အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည် or ; MLCTS: aung hcan: cu. krany; IPA: [àunsʰánsṵtʃì]); born 19 June 1945 in Rangoon, is a pro-democracy activist and leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma, and a noted prisoner of conscience and advocate of nonviolent resistance. Aung San Suu Kyi was the third child in her family. Her... Full Article
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Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, center, greets supporters on her way to Hle-Khu during her election campaign trip Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, in Hle-Khu, on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar.
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