The heroes and role models that we have chosen to share with you today are Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Aung San Suu Kyi. Current President of Liberia since January 17‚ 2006‚ Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a hardworking and caring woman which has be shown all through her life. She was the first woman to be elected head of state in Africa. She is also the award winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and of a Presidential Medal of Freedom‚ a very high civil award in the United States for her personal courage‚
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Aung San Suu Kyi "We achieve everything by our efforts alone. Our fate is not decided by an almighty God. We decide our own fate by our actions. You have to gain mastery over yourself. It is not a matter of sitting back and accepting." (Daw Aung San Suu Kyi) Background and Inspirations Aung San Suu Kyi was the daughter of one of Burma’s most cherished heroes‚ the martyred General Aung San‚ who led his country’s fight for independence from Great Britain in the 1940s and was killed for his beliefs
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to where you want to get to." - Aung San Suu Kyi [stylist.co.uk] Aung San Suu Kyi is a burmese political leader of Burma (Myanmar) who fought for freedom and human rights from 1988 to this day. She has shown courage and patience throughout the years and has become an “important symbol in the struggle against mistreatment” [swot analysis]. I believe there should be more people like Suu Kyi who give their best and everything to make the world a better place. Suu Kyi was born on June 19‚ 1945 and was
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If there was something that could describe Aung San Suu Kyi that would have to be being a leader. As a daughter of a political man‚ she was raised with awareness on how dirty politics could possibly be. In fact‚ she faced the cruelty of the world she lived when she lost his father at a very young age of 2. She escaped the wrath of Burma for a while yet‚ she was pulled once again into the battle field even if she had the choice to stay in England with her family. She chose to lead the people towards
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most famous political prisoner‚ Aung San Suu Kyi‚ has been forced to fight for democracy behind the locked gates of her home in University Avenue in Rangoon‚ the country has been slowly strangled by a secretive junta whose fiscal policies are drawn up by astrologers. There was thus great excitement on 9th January this year when the UN special envoy‚ Razali Ismail‚ announced that the State Peace and Development Council which runs Burma had agreed to talks with Suu Kyi. Western newspapers debated whether
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power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.” This opening line of Aung San Suu Kyi’s 1990 “Freedom from Fear” speech has really stricken me with its remarkably clever‚ straightforward and brave message. Aung San Suu Kyi is the leader of Burma’s National League for Democracy and the first ever woman to have received a Nobel Peace Prize. Watching her biopic‚ The Lady‚ really moved and inspired
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other human beings who do not do things the way others do or if they act different from everyone else. However human beings must accept each other for who we are because none of us are exactly the same. In “Towards a True Refugee” a speech by Aung San Suu Kyi‚
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Aung San Suu Kyi: Her words strike the tone of what is to follow; establishing the structure‚ purpose and goals of what is hoped will be achieved. References’ to the United Nations and the “international Year of Tolerance” give added authority to what is being said. It provides an international context for the issues being raised and greater sense of urgency for what is being advocated‚ Aung San also effectively uses her “own experience” in campaigning for human rights and power sharing in Burma
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AUNG SAN SUU KI ABOUT Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese opposition politician and chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Burma. In the 1990 general election‚ the NLD won 59% of the national votes and 81% (392 of 485) of the seats in Parliament. She had‚ however‚ already been detained under house arrest before the elections. She remained under house arrest in Burma for almost 15 of the 21 years from 20 July 1989 until her most recent release on 13 November 2010‚ becoming one of the
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Aung San Suu Kyi: A Transformational Leader and A Symbol of Hope April 2‚ 2012: Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) have won a landslide victory in Burma (BBC News Asia 2012). This signifies a new chapter in humanity which may improve the lives of millions of Burmese. An Incarcerated Leader Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) is one of the world’s greatest leaders in the struggle to fight for democracy (Ball 2004). The 1991 Nobel peace prize winner devoted her life to the
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