Aung San Suu Kyi and Burmas Struggle for Democracy
Aung San Suu Kyi and Burmas Struggle for Democracy Burma's pro-democracy movement emerged in 1988 when massive demonstrations swept across the country. Woven into this history is an outline of how…
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Aung San Suu Kyi and Burmas Struggle for Democracy
Burma's pro-democracy movement emerged in 1988 when massive demonstrations swept across the country. Woven into this history is an outline of how Aung San Suu Kyi herself has become a highly respected pro-democracy icon internationally while being revered nationally as the female Bodhisattva who will deliver the Burmese people from the evil of the military regime. This book gives an account of the movement, its emergence and growth, and Aung San Suu Kyi's prominent leadership role since its inception.
She was greatly inspired by her father, Aung San, Burma's independence hero who was assassinated when she was an infant, and also by Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King. Lintner considers her strengths as well as her weaknesses, and traces her life not only in Burma, but also in India, the United Kingdom, the United States, Bhutan, and Japan. Lintner analyzes the staying power of