Aung San Suu Kyi Research Paper

A wise woman once said, “It is not power that corrupts, but fear.” That woman is Aung San Suu Kyi. Aung San Suu Kyi is Burma’s pro-democracy leader. She was born on June 19, 1945 in Burma, which is in Asia. Her name consist of three parts, Aung San from her father, Kyi from her mother, and Suu from her grandmother. You can tell from her name that family meant a lot to her. She had two brothers, one brother died in a swimming accident and the other moved to California and became a citizen. Aung San, Aung San Suu Kyi’s father, was an important military general who helped gain Burma’s independence from the United Kingdom and built up their army. He was known as Burma’s independence hero. Sadly, her father was assassinated in 1947. Aung San Suu