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Aung San Suu Kyi Biography and Timeline

Follow Aung San Suu Kyi through 4 dated historical records for Myanmar.

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Aung San Suu Kyi, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records

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1988–2016Years on this page

1988

General

General Sercretary · Politics / NLD

Appointed General Secretary of the National League for Democracy

1991

Nobel Prize

Oslo · Warfare / Military

For campaigning for human rights in Myanmar

1991

Politics

Warfare / Military

For campaigning for human rights in Myanmar

2016

6 April 2016

State Counsellor Takes Office

State Counsellor of Myanmar · Naypyidaw · Government / Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi becomes State Counsellor and de facto head of government

Role range: 2016-2021

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