Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi,is a Burmese social democratic stateswoman, politician, diplomat and author who serves as the First and incumbent State Counsellor and Leader of the National League for Democracy. She is also the first female Minister of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar and the Minister of President's Office in President Htin Kyaw's Cabinet, and from 2012 to 2016 was a Pyithu Hluttaw MP for Kawhmu Township...
NationalityBurmese
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth19 June 1945
CountryMyanmar
The judiciary in Burma is not independent. It's widely known, everybody knows that.
War is not the only arena where peace is done to death.
I think more women should be involved in politics for the good of the human race.
More people, especially young people, are realising that if they want change, they've got to go about it themselves – they can't depend on a particular person, ie me, to do all the work. They are less easy to fool than they used to be, they now know what's going on all over the world.
The basis of democratic freedom is freedom of speech.
When you decide to follow a certain path, you should follow it to the end and not be diverted from it for personal reasons.
Once serious political dialogue has begun, the international community can assume that we have achieved genuine progress along the road to real democratisation.
I haven't heard any music on the BBC World Service in a long time. Maybe I'm listening at the wrong times. But not one single piece of music.
I feel that the BBC World Service is not as versatile as it used to be - or perhaps I'm not listening at the right times.
The provision of basic material needs is not sufficient to make minority groups and indigenous peoples feel they are truly part of the greater national entity. For that they have to be confident that they too have an active role to play in shaping the destiny of the state that demands their allegiance.
We achieve everything by our efforts alone. Our fate is not decided by an almighty God. We decide our own fate by our actions. You have to gain mystery over yourself. It is not a matter of sitting back and accepting.
It is his capacity for self-improvement and self-redemption which most distinguishes man from the mere brute.
A more significant phase should mean serious political dialogue.
Democracy acknowledges the right to differ as well as the duty to settle differences peacefully. Authoritarian governments see criticism of their actions and doctrines as a challenge to combat.