Aung San Suu Kyi | MCQs

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Aung San (founder of Myanmar)

Aung San Suu served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021

Aung San born: in 1915

Aung San died: in 1947

Profession: Independence activist/revolutionary

Aung San was instrumental in Myanmar's struggle for independence

Myanmar's independence from Britain

Aung San is considered the founder of modern-day Myanmar 

Aung San Suu Kyi: Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1991)

The Case against Aung San Suu Kyi: corruption cases

A Myanmar junta court jailed Aung San Suu Kyi for six years for corruption on 15 August 2022.

5 years Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to prison in April 2022

A Myanmar court jailed Aung San Suu Kyi for seven years for corruption on 30 December 2022

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In 2017, a portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi was removed by Oxford University, where she was previously awarded an honorary degree, amid criticism of her handling of the Rohingya crisis.

Aung San is considered the founder of modern-day Myanmar