Do you know what it is like being under house arrest for 21
years? This amazing woman
was under house arrest for 21 years just because she was
fighting for democracy. Aung San Suu
Kyi was born on June 19, 1945 in Yangon, Myanmar. Her name is
half of her fathers name and
half of her mothers name. Her father was General Aung San and
her mother was Daw Khin Kyi.
Her father was assassinated when she was only 2 years old. Her
nickname is Daw Aung San Suu
Kyi. She had two siblings, and grew up in Myanmar and India. She
is a widow of Michael Aris
who died in 1999. Her children are Alexander Aris and Kim Aris.
In the 1960s, she moved to
England. In 1989, she went back to Myanmar to care for her dying
mother. Three character
traits that explain Aung San Suu Kyi are perseverance,
determined, and discipline.
Aung San Suu Kyi was under house arrest in July 1989. The
government told Suu Kyi that
if she left the country, they would free her, but Suu Kyi said
no because she would not do
anything until the government freed all of the political
prisoners and released the country to a
civilian government. There was an election and the NLD won more
than 80 percent of the
parliamentary seats, but the government acted as if the election
never even happened. This
shows perseverance because she would do anything to get the
political prisoners freed and
releases the country to a civilian government.
Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest in 1995. Later,
she went to NLD party
congress even though the military was messing around with her. A
few years later, she made a
representative group and said that it was the real government
and not the military government.
Because of that, the military government put her under house
arrest again in May 2000. This
shows that she is determined because she ignored the government
that was picking on her and
spoke out against them.
In November 2011, the NLD decided to get back together as a
political party. In January
2012, Aung San Suu Kyi ran for office. On April 1, 2012, after
an exhausting campaign, she won
the election. News broadcasters proved that she had won the
election. On May 2, 2012, she
took her oath and took office. This shows discipline because
before that, it was very stressful
for her because she was under house arrest for 21 years.
In conclusion, Aung San Suu Kyi three most important traits are
perseverance,
determination, and discipline. She brought attention to the
unjust events that were going on in
Myanmar. She made sure everyones voice was heard even the
poorest of the poor. It does not
matter if you are different from everybody else. If you are not
different, then you should go
right now and help someone that has been needing help for a long
time.
