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Chapters: Aung San Suu Kyi, Chris Steele-Perkins, Wendy Law-Yone, Taw Phayar Galay, Win Oo, Nay Rein Kyaw. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Aung San Suu Kyi (Burmese: ; MLCTS: ; Burmese pronunciation: ) (born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese opposition politician and General Secretary of the National League for Democracy. In the 1990 general election, Suu Kyi was elected Prime Minister, as leader of the winning National League for Democracy party, which won 59% of the vote and 394 of 492 seats. She had, however, already been detained under house arrest before the elections. She has remained under house arrest in Myanmar for almost 14 out of the past 20 years. Suu Kyi was the recipient of the Rafto Prize and the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 1990 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. In 1992 she was awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding by the Government of India. She is frequently called Daw Aung San Suu Kyi; Daw is not part of her name, but is an honorific similar to madam for older, revered women, literally meaning "aunt". Her name is derived from three relatives; "Aung San" from her father, "Kyi" from her mother and "Suu" from her grandmother. Strictly speaking, she has no surname, but it is acceptable to refer to her as "Ms. Suu Kyi" or "Dr. Suu Kyi", since those syllables serve to distinguish her from her father, General Aung San, who is considered to be the father of modern-day Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi was born on 19 June 1945 in Rangoon. Her father, Aung San, founded the modern Burmese army and negotiated Burma's independence from the United Kingdom in 1947; he was assassinated by his rivals in the same year. She grew up with her mother, Khin Kyi, and two brothers, Aung San Lin and Aung San Oo in Rangoon. Her f...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2847 ... Read more

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Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (Xhosa pronunciation: ; born 18 July 1918) served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). In 1962 he was arrested and convicted of sabotage and other charges, and sentenced to life in prison. Mandela served 27 years in prison, spending many of these years on Robben Island. Following his release from prison on 11 February 1990, Mandela led his party in the negotiations that led to multi-racial democracy in 1994. As president from 1994 to 1999, he frequently gave priority to reconciliation. In South Africa, Mandela is often known as Madiba, an honorary title adopted by elders of Mandela's clan. Mandela has received more than 250 awards over four decades, including the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize. Nelson Mandela circa 1937Nelson Mandela belongs to a cadet branch of the Thembu dynasty, which reigns in the Transkeian Territories of South Africa's Cape Province. He was born in Mvezo, a small village located in the district of Umtata, the Transkei capital. His patrilineal great-grandfather Ngubengcuka (who died in 1832), ruled as the Inkosi Enkhulu, or king, of the Thembu people. One of the king's sons, named Mandela, became Nelson's grandfather and the source of his surname. However, because he was only the Inkosi's child by a wife of the Ixhiba clan (the so-called "Left-Hand House"), the descendants of his branch of the royal family were not eligible to succeed to the Thembu throne. Mandela's father, Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa, served as chief of the town of Mvezo. However, upon alienating the colonial authorities, they deprived Mphakanyiswa of his position, and moved his family to Qunu. Despite this, Mphakanyisw...http://booksllc.net/?l=de ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Hans Blix, Anna Politkovskaïa, Sos Racisme, Aung San Suu Kyi, Amnesty International, Václav Havel, Kofi Annan, Fatah, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Harlem Désir, Wei Jingsheng, Hanan Ashrawi, Sergueï Kovalev, Fazle Hasan Abed, Salima Ghezali, Parvin Ardalan, Denis Mukwege, Bryan Stevenson. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaïa (russe : Анна Степановна Политковская), née Mazépa (russe : Мазепа) le 30 août 1958 à New York, assassinée le 7 octobre 2006 à Moscou, était une journaliste russe connue pour son opposition à la politique du président Vladimir Poutine, sa couverture du conflit tchétchène et ses critiques virulentes envers les autorités actuelles de la république caucasienne. Le procureur général de Russie, Iouri Tchaïka, supervise l'enquête sur ce meurtre, confiée au service des affaires particulièrement graves du Parquet général de Russie. Les enquêteurs privilégient l'hypothèse selon laquelle sa mort est liée à ses activités professionnelles. Le 9 octobre 2007 le procureur général Tchaïka a déclaré que l'« affaire Politkovskaïa » a été élucidée. Auparavant, il a annoncé l'arrestation de dix suspects dont les noms n'ont pas été divulgués. Le Parquet déclara cependant être en train de rechercher le commanditaire du meurtre. Née à New York, elle est fille de diplomates. Son père, Stepan Mazepa, travaillait à la mission de la RSS d'Ukraine auprès de l'ONU. Après des études de journalisme à Moscou qu'elle termine en 1980, elle commence sa carrière au journal Izvestia. Depuis juin 1999, elle écrivait des articles pour le journal en ligne Novaïa Gazeta. En 2001, elle s'était réfugiée plusieurs mois en Autriche après avoir reçu des menaces par courriers électroniques. Les mes...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Title: Aung San Suu Kyi and the rhetoric of social protest in Burma.(Case study)
Author: Valerie Palmer-Mehta
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Date: June 22, 2009
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Title: Democracy for Myanmar.(Editorials)(Bush should demand release of Aung San Suu Kyi)(Editorial)
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Chapters: Burmese Socialists, Ne Win, Aung San Suu Kyi. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 47. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:In this Burmese name , Bogyoke is an honorific . Aung San This article is part of the History of Burma series Bogyoke (General) Aung San (Burmese : ; MLCTS : buil hkyup aung hcan: ; IPA: ); 13 February 1915 19 July 1947) was a Burmese revolutionary , nationalist , and founder of the modern Burmese army , the Tatmadaw .He was instrumental in bringing about Burma's independence from British colonial rule , but was assassinated six months before its final achievement. He is recognized as the leading architect of independence, and the founder of the Union of Burma . Affectionately known as "Bogyoke" (General), Aung San is still widely admired by the Burmese people, and his name is still invoked in Burmese politics to this day.Aung San was the father of Nobel Peace laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi .Youth Aung San was born to U Pha , a lawyer, and his wife Daw Suu in Natmauk , Magwe district, in central Burma in 1915. His family was already well known in the Burmese resistance movement ; his great uncle Bo Min Yaung fought against the British annexation of Burma in 1886. Aung San received his primary education at a Buddhist monastic school in Natmauk , and secondary education at Yenangyaung High School. He went to Rangoon University (now the University of Yangon ) and received a B.A. degree in English Literature, Modern History, and Political Science in 1938.Names of Aung San item Name at birth: Htain Lin item As student leader and a thakin : Aung San item Nom de guerre: Bo Tayza item Japanese Name: Omoda Monchi item Chinese Name: Tan Lu Sho item Resistance period code ... ... Read more

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Chapters: Burmese Socialists, Ne Win, Aung San Suu Kyi. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 47. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:In this Burmese name , Bogyoke is an honorific . Aung San This article is part of the History of Burma series Bogyoke (General) Aung San (Burmese : ; MLCTS : buil hkyup aung hcan: ; IPA: ); 13 February 1915 19 July 1947) was a Burmese revolutionary , nationalist , and founder of the modern Burmese army , the Tatmadaw .He was instrumental in bringing about Burma's independence from British colonial rule , but was assassinated six months before its final achievement. He is recognized as the leading architect of independence, and the founder of the Union of Burma . Affectionately known as "Bogyoke" (General), Aung San is still widely admired by the Burmese people, and his name is still invoked in Burmese politics to this day.Aung San was the father of Nobel Peace laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi .Youth Aung San was born to U Pha , a lawyer, and his wife Daw Suu in Natmauk , Magwe district, in central Burma in 1915. His family was already well known in the Burmese resistance movement ; his great uncle Bo Min Yaung fought against the British annexation of Burma in 1886. Aung San received his primary education at a Buddhist monastic school in Natmauk , and secondary education at Yenangyaung High School. He went to Rangoon University (now the University of Yangon ) and received a B.A. degree in English Literature, Modern History, and Political Science in 1938.Names of Aung San item Name at birth: Htain Lin item As student leader and a thakin : Aung San item Nom de guerre: Bo Tayza item Japanese Name: Omoda Monchi item Chinese Name: Tan Lu Sho item Resistance period code ... ... Read more

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Chapters: Aung San Suu Kyi, Hso Khan Pha, Zoya Phan, Ka Hsaw Wa, Human Rights Defenders and Promoters, Ashin Mettacara, Alexander Aris. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 48. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Aung San Suu Kyi (Burmese: ; MLCTS: ; Burmese pronunciation: ) (born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese opposition politician and General Secretary of the National League for Democracy. In the 1990 general election, Suu Kyi was elected Prime Minister, as leader of the winning National League for Democracy party, which won 59% of the vote and 394 of 492 seats. She had, however, already been detained under house arrest before the elections. She has remained under house arrest in Myanmar for almost 14 out of the past 20 years. Suu Kyi was the recipient of the Rafto Prize and the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 1990 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. In 1992 she was awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding by the Government of India. She is frequently called Daw Aung San Suu Kyi; Daw is not part of her name, but is an honorific similar to madam for older, revered women, literally meaning "aunt". Her name is derived from three relatives; "Aung San" from her father, "Kyi" from her mother and "Suu" from her grandmother. Strictly speaking, she has no surname, but it is acceptable to refer to her as "Ms. Suu Kyi" or "Dr. Suu Kyi", since those syllables serve to distinguish her from her father, General Aung San, who is considered to be the father of modern-day Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi was born on 19 June 1945 in Rangoon. Her father, Aung San, founded the modern Burmese army and negotiated Burma's independence from the United Kingdom in 1947; he was assassinated by his rivals in the same year. She grew up with her mother, Khin Kyi, and two brothers, Aung San Lin and ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2847 ... Read more

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Chapters: People From Mandalay, People From Mawlamyaing, People From Sittwe, People From Yangon, Saki, Aung San Suu Kyi, Chris Steele-Perkins, Chit Swe, Wendy Law-Yone, Taw Phayar Galay, Win Oo, Nay Rein Kyaw. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 72. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Aung San Suu Kyi (Burmese: ; MLCTS: ; Burmese pronunciation: ; born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese opposition politician and was General Secretary of the National League for Democracy. In the 1990 general election, Aung San Suu Kyi was elected Prime Minister, as leader of the winning National League for Democracy party, which won 59% of the vote and 394 of 492 seats. She had, however, already been detained under house arrest before the elections. She has remained under house arrest in Myanmar for almost 14 out of the past 20 years. Aung San Suu Kyi was the recipient of the Rafto Prize and the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 1990 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. In 1992 she was awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding by the Government of India. Aung San Suu Kyi is the third child and only daughter of Aung San, considered to be father of modern-day Burma. She is frequently called Daw Aung San Suu Kyi; Daw is not part of her name, but is an honorific similar to madam for older, revered women, literally meaning "aunt". She is often referred to as "Daw Suu" by the Burmese, and as "Ms. Suu Kyi" or "Mrs. Suu Kyi" by the foreign media although she has no surname. Aung San Suu Kyi was born on 19 June 1945 in Yangon. Her name is derived from three relatives; "Aung San" from her father, "Kyi" from her mother and "Suu" from her grandmother. Her father, Aung San, founded the modern Burmese army and negotiated Burma's independence from the United Kingdom in 1947; he was assassinated by his...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2847 ... Read more