BANGKOK (AP) -- For 24 years, Aung San Suu Kyi was either under house arrest or too fearful that if she left Myanmar, the government would never let her return....
Suu Kyi, In Myanmar Since 1988, Starts World Tour
By JOCELYN GECKER, Associated Press
Tue, 05/29/2012 - 7:58am
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Topics: asia aung san suu kyi house arrest myanmar
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