20 Years Later, Myanmar Dissident To Make Nobel Prize Speech
In 1991, Aung San Suu Kyi, the most prominent dissident and opposition leader in Myanmar, won the Nobel Peace Prize. Now, more than 20 years later, after a U.S.- and U.K.-led effort to open up the country formerly known as Burma’s military-dominated political system, Suu Kyi arrived in Oslo, Norway, Friday to finally deliver her Nobel acceptance speech this weekend. Free from house arrest and now a member of parliament amid the sweeping political changes, Suu Kyi no longer fears that the country’s military authorities will deny her re-entry. Here’s a photo of the renown dissident being greeted by Nobel committee chair Thorbjørn Jagland:
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20 Years Later, Myanmar Dissident To Make Nobel Prize Speech