Aung San Suu Kyi: All you need to know about Myanmar's opposition leader, democracy champion

Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi known for her peaceful resistance in the face of oppression. She dedicated her life to bring democracy to military-ruled Myanmar also known as Burma. Suu Kyi is also seeking to become a presidential candidate, though she is currently barred under the constitution.

Here are the important facts need to know about her

• Aung San Suu Kyi was born on June 19, 1945.
• Her father General Aung San is considered as Myanmar's independence hero.
• At the age of 2 she lost her father who was assassinated during the transition period in July 1947.
• She came to India in 1960 with her mother Daw Khin Kyi, who had been appointed Myanmar's ambassador to Delhi.
• She spent most of the last two decades in some form of detention because of her efforts to bring democracy to military-ruled Myanmar.

• She was awarded Nobel peace Prize in 1991 for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights.
• She was one of the founders of National League for Democracy (NLD).
• In the election held in 1990, the NLD won a clear victory.
• On 1 April 2012 she stood for parliament in a by-election.
• She and her fellow NLD candidates won a landslide victory and weeks later the former political prisoner was sworn into parliament.
• Suu Kyi remained under house arrest in Rangoon for six years, until she was released in July 1995.
• She was again put under house arrest in September 2000, while trying to travel to Mandalay in defiance of travel restrictions.
• She was released unconditionally in May 2002, but just over a year later she was put in prison following a clash between her supporters and a government-backed mob.
• Sui Kyi's last period of house arrest ended in November 2010 and her son Kim Aris was allowed to visit her for the first time in a decade.