Aung San Suu Kyi

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She was born in a small village, Hmway Saung, outside Rangoon.Her name is derived from her 3 relatives- Aung San from her father, Suu from her paternal grandmother, and Kyi from her mother.Her father was commander of the Burma Independence Army and helped negotiate Burmas independence from Britain. He is also known as the Father of the Nation in Myanmar.Her father was assassinated on 19 July 1947.Her mother, Ma Khin Kyi, was a diplomat and also served as an Ambassador to India.She received her education in Myanmar and India.In 1960, she moved to England to study at Oxford University.From 1969 to 1971, she worked as the Assistant Secretary for the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions at the United Nations in New York.In 1987, she became a fellow at the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies in Simla, India.In 1988, she returned to Myanmar after her mother suffered a severe stroke.