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NAYPYIDAW, KOMPAS.com The Myanmar military reportedly detained Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the early hours of Monday (2/2/2021).
Not just Suu Kyi, Reuters reported that several senior figures from the National League for Democracy (NLD) were arrested in a raid that morning.
Previously, the November 2020 parliamentary elections saw his ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), win the majority of parliamentary seats.
Reuters reported a poll conducted by the election watchdog People’s Alliance for Credible Elections in 2020, and found that 79 percent of people believe Suu Kyi. This achievement is higher than 70 percent from the previous year.
This means that she is still loved and respected as “The Lady” by the people of Myanmar.
Suu Kyi has a long history in Myanmar politics. He is a human rights activist who led Myanmar on a democratic path.
This 75-year-old woman came to power after winning a landslide victory in the 2015 general election.
It then formed the first civilian government of Myanmar after half a century under military leadership.
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Here are some facts about the democratic figure from Myanmar who is now in prison again:
1. The daughter of the hero of independence Suu Kyi
Suu Kyi’s father, who was assassinated when she was two, is a hero for Myanmar’s independence. Suu Kyi spent most of her youth abroad. At Oxford University, she met British academic Michael Aris, who would become her husband. They have two children and live in Oxford.
2. Return to the homeland
In 1988, Suu Kyi returned to Yangon to care for her dying mother. There, he became embroiled in student-led protests against the army, which has been in power since the 1962 coup.
3. A fluent public speaker
With her public speaking skills, Suu Kyi became a strong candidate to lead the movement. But the protests were crushed by the military, their leaders were assassinated and imprisoned. He was incarcerated in his family’s house by the lake. There he served house arrest until 2010.
4. Leading the campaign for democracy
Suu Kyi makes the decision to stay in Myanmar. He led the campaign for democracy. Although the military made it clear that he could “leave,” he feared he would not be allowed to return.
5. Nobel Peace Prize
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for the struggle for democracy in Myanmar. The award was received by his eldest son Alexander on his behalf.
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6. Promoting the beginning of democracy
In August 2011, Suu Kyi had her first meeting with President Thein Sein, a former general and head of the semi-civil government. This stage marked the beginning of a pragmatic period of commitment to the previous military government.
7. Election victory
In 2015, he came to power in elections on the platform to end the civil war. Suu Kyi requests foreign investment and reduces the role of the army in politics.
He also promised Western allies that he would address the plight of Rohingya Muslims by forming an advisory commission led by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
8. The Rohingya problem
One day after the publication of the Annan report in August 2017, which sparked a radical change, Rohingya militants attacked security forces in Rakhine state.
Myanmar’s military response led to incidents of burning hundreds of villages and killings. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called this incident a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing.”
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9. “Law Enforcement” in Rakhine
Suu Kyi blames the “terrorists” for the “disinformation iceberg” about the crisis. According to him, the army enforces the “rule of law”.
In a September 2017 speech to the nation, he seemed confused about the exodus that was taking place. He even said, “We want to know why they left.”
10. Charges of genocide
He traveled to The Hague in 2019 to face genocide charges brought against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
He acknowledged the possibility that war crimes had been committed, but framed the crackdown as a legitimate military operation against terrorists.
11. Election 2020
Myanmar’s Electoral Commission said Suu Kyi’s NLD won the majority of parliamentary seats in the November 2020 general elections. The NLD said it would seek to form a government of national unity.
But the electoral results were rejected by the military, who accused them of massive irregularities in the democratic process.
12. Stopped in blow
After weeks of disputes over the results of the elections involving the army. In the early hours of February 1, Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and other important figures of the ruling party were arrested.
The army then said it would take control of Myanmar in a state of emergency for the next year.
