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Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi Released from House Arrest
Burma's military government releases democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest after her current term of detention expired. Her release comes days after a military-backed party claimed to win Burma's first elections in two decades. The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate has spent 15 of the past 21 years under detention.
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Balloons bearing portraits of Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi are seen in New Delhi, 13 Nov 2010, after her release.
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Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (2R) walks towards the gate of her house to meet with supporters after her release in Rangoon, 13 Nov 2010.
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A riot police officer shoots video of supporters of Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on a road leading to the home of Suu Kyi in Rangoon, 13 Nov 2010.
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A placard reading : "Aung San Suu Kyi, Welcome to the Great Day !" with a French flag during a support demonstration for 1991 Peace Nobel Prize at Paris town hall, France, 13 Nov 2010.