Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's Biography. Time Line from June 19, 1945 to October 12, 1990.

September 6, 1942 >> Marriage of Aung San, commander of the Burma Independence Army, and Ma Khin Kyi (becoming Daw Khin Kyi), senior nurse of Rangoon General Hospital, where he had recovered from the rigours of the march into Burma.

Years Biography June 19, 1945 Born in Rangoon (Capital of Burma) on Tuesday. She is the daughter of national leader General Aung San (assassinated on July 19, 1947) and Daw Khin Kyi. 1960 Daw Khin Kyi was appointed Burma's ambassador to India. She accompanied Daw Khin Kyi (mother) to Delhi on her appointment. 1964-1967 BA in philosophy, politics and economics, St. Hugh's College, Oxford University (elected Honorary Fellow in 1990). 1969-1971 Assistant Secretary, Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, United Nations Secretariat, New York 1972 Research Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bhutan; married Dr. Michael Aris, a British scholar. 1973-1977 Birth of sons Alexander in London (1973) and Kim (1977) in Oxford 1985-1986 Visiting Scholar, Center of Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University 1987 Fellow, Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Simla March, 1988 Went back to Burma to attend her ailing mother while student protests breaks out in Rangoon. July 23, 1988 Gen. Ne Win steps down as Chairman of the Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP) after 26 years, triggering pro-democracy movement. August 08, 1988 The famous 8-8-88 mass uprising starts in Rangoon and spreads to the entire country, drawing millions of people to protest against the BSPP government. The following military crackdown killed thousands. August 15, 1988 Proposed the formation of a People's Consultative Committee during the democratic uprising in Burma August 26, 1988 Addressed half-million mass rally in front of the famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon and calls for a democratic government. September 18, 1988 The military reestablishes its power and the State Law and Order Restoration Council is formed. The military again crushes the pro-democracy movement with force killing hundreds more. September 24, 1988 The National League for Democracy (NLD) is formed, with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi as general secretary. December 27, 1988 Daw Khin Kyi, mother of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi dies. The funeral procession draws a huge crowd of supporters, which turns into a peaceful protest against military rule. July, 1988 to October, 1989 As leader of the NLD, delivered over a hundred public addresses during extensive campaign tours in Rangoon, Pegu, Magwe, Sagaing, Mandalay, Moulmein, Tavoy, Mergui, Pakkoku, Taunggyi, Kyaukpadaung, Monywa, Myinmu, Myitkyina, etc. April 05, 1989 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi confronts an army unit ordered to aim their rifles at her while campaigning in the Irrawaddy Delta. An army major finally intervenes, countermands the order and prevents her assassination. June 21, 1989 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi attends memorial service for the dissidents killed earlier in 1988 uprisings. The military detains several students. July 19, 1989 To avoid confrontations with several thousand additional troops deployed by SLORC, the NLD leadership calls off the mass rally planned at the annual Martyr's Day ceremonies. July 20, 1989 The military regime that seized power from the people on September 18, 1988, placed her under house arrest in Rangoon under martial law that allows for detention without charge or trial for three years; went on hunger strike to protect the students taken from her house to the Military Intelligence Interrogation Center; recognized as a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International May 27, 1990 Despite her continuing detention, the National League for Democracy won a landslide victory in the general elections by securing 82 percent of the seats; the military junta refuses to recognize the results of the election. October 12, 1990 Awarded, in absentia, the 1990 Rafto Human Rights Prize. continue