Referred to as Daw Aung San Suu Kyi; “Daw” is an honorific title. Grew up in Myanmar and India but moved to England in the 1960s. Timeline 1964 – Moves to England to study at Oxford University.

Obama praises Suu Kyi for her courage and determination during his visit to Myanmar, the first visit by a sitting US president. March 10, 2013 – Wins reelection as opposition leader.

BANGKOK (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi celebrated her 80th birthday Thursday by attempting to set a world record for the most birthday ...

Myanmar ’s democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi turns 80 today. She should be nearing the end of her second term in government and considering retirement. Instead, she languishes in a prison ...

Ms Suu Kyi, the daughter of Myanmar’s independence hero General Aung San, who was assassinated in July 1947, spent nearly 15 years between 1989 and 2010 under house arrest.