Nobel Peace Prize 昂山素季简介.doc

Nobel Peace Prize The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 1991 to Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar (Burma) for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights. ...Suu Kyis struggle is one of the most extraordinary examples of civil courage in Asia in recent decades. She has become an important symbol in the struggle against oppression... ...In awarding the Nobel Peace Prize for 1991 to Aung San Suu Kyi, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wishes to honour this woman for her unflagging efforts and to show its support for the many people throughout the world who are striving to attain democracy, human rights and ethnic conciliation by peaceful means. ?Oslo, 14 October 1991 1945: June 19. Aung San Suu Kyi born in Rangoon, third child in family. Aung San for father, Kyi for mother, Suu for grandmother, also day of week of birth.Favourite brother is to drown tragically at an early age. The older brother, will settle in San Diego, California, becoming United States citizen. 1947: July 19. General Aung San assassinated. Suu Kyi is two years old. Daw Khin Kyi becomes a prominent public figure, heading social planning and social policy bodies. 1948: January 4. The Independent Union of Burma is established. 1960: Daw Khin Kyi appointed Burmas ambassador to India. Suu Kyi accompanies mother to New Delhi. 1960-64: Suu Kyi at high school and Lady Shri Ram College in New Delhi. 1964-67: Oxford University, B.A. in philosophy, politics and economics at St. Hughs College (elected Honorary Fellow, 1990).British parents are Lord Gore-Booth, former British ambassador to Burma and High Commissioner in India, and his wife, at whose home Suu Kyi meets Michael Aris, student of Tibetan civilisation. 1969-71: She goes to New York for graduate study, staying with family friend Ma Than E, staff member at the United Nations, where U. Thant of Burma is Secretary-General. Postponing studies, Suu Kyi joins U.N. secretariat as Assistant Secretary, Advisor