Aung San Suu Kyi has fought for democracy in Burma for decades, and faced long periods of house arrest.
Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's Longtime Pro-Democracy Leader
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Aung San Suu Kyi meets Upper House Parliamentary Speaker Khin Aung Myint during her visit to the parliament on December 23, 2011. (Reuters)
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On May 29, 2012, Aung San Suu Kyi headed to Thailand for her first international trip in two decades.