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However, all these honors are now worthless due to the inaction of the Nobel Peace Prize regarding the "[[ethnic cleansing]]" of the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in fact several honorary citizenships have been revoked. The minister's impassivity cost her the Oxford Freedom Prize and the Elie Wiesel Prize, awarded by the prestigious Holocaust Museum in the United States. Three other Nobel Peace Laureates, Yemeni Tawakkol Karman, Norwegian Mairead Maguire and Iranian Shirin Ebadi, have expressed deep criticism of Aung San Suu Kyi after visiting the refugee camps in Bangladesh. She is also good friends with Hungarian Prime Minister [[Viktor Orbán]]. | However, all these honors are now worthless due to the inaction of the Nobel Peace Prize regarding the "[[ethnic cleansing]]" of the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in fact several honorary citizenships have been revoked. The minister's impassivity cost her the Oxford Freedom Prize and the Elie Wiesel Prize, awarded by the prestigious Holocaust Museum in the United States. Three other Nobel Peace Laureates, Yemeni Tawakkol Karman, Norwegian Mairead Maguire and Iranian Shirin Ebadi, have expressed deep criticism of Aung San Suu Kyi after visiting the refugee camps in Bangladesh. She is also good friends with Hungarian Prime Minister [[Viktor Orbán]]. | ||
In early 2021, [[Min Aung Hlaing]] (long accused of being the ''de facto'' leader of the country) seized power in a military coup, establishing the [[State Administration Council]]. Kyi was arrested along with other political leaders and accused of election fraud. | In early 2021, [[Min Aung Hlaing]] (long accused of being the ''de facto'' leader of the country) seized power in a military coup, establishing the [[State Administration Council]]. Kyi was arrested along with other political leaders and accused of election fraud. She was later charged with illegally importing ten or more walkie talkies, incitement to sedition, corruption, violating official secrets and offences connected to the natural disaster management law. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Aung San Suu Kyi was two years old when her father, then the ''de facto'' prime minister of what would shortly become independent Burma, was assassinated. She attended schools in Burma until 1960, when her mother was appointed ambassador to India. | Aung San Suu Kyi was two years old when her father, then the ''de facto'' prime minister of what would shortly become independent Burma, was assassinated. She attended schools in Burma until 1960, when her mother was appointed ambassador to India. |