This book sits alongside nelson mandelas memoir long walk to freedom. It is inspired by the book freedom from fear by nobel peace laureate and burmese opposition leader daw aung san suu kyi, who has been under house arrest for 12 of the last 18 years. Aung san suu kyi pleas to the people of barma to liberate their minds from apathy and fear and continue their struggle for the rule of people. Aung san suu kyi is a burmese social democratic stateswoman, politician, diplomat and author who serves as the first and incumbent state counsellor and. Freedom from fear, by aung san suu kyi the independent. Freedom from fear and other writings book by aung san suu kyi. The election of aung san suu kyi to myanmars parliament capped a remarkable turnaround for the prodemocracy campaigner, who was kept. Aung san suu kyis essay freedom from fear was first released for publication to commemorate the european parliaments awarding to her. Freedom from fear by aung san suu kyi overdrive rakuten.
The win came five years to the day since she was released from 15 years of house arrest. Aung san suu kyi, nobel peace prize winner, prodemocracy campaigner, burmese politician, and mother, is an incredibly inspirational woman. Buy freedom from fear by aung san suu kyi at mighty ape nz. Aung san suu kyis collected writings edited by her late husband, whom the ruling military junta prevented from visiting burma as he was dying of cancer reflects her greatest hopes and fears for her fellow burmese people, and her concern about the need for international cooperation in the continuing.
This book is bound to become a classic for a new generation of asians. Aung san suu kyis freedom from fear speech 1990 aung san suu kyi led the national league for democracy nld to a majority win in myanmars first open elections in 25 years in 2015. A few less and courageous society sustains even under most crushing state machinery. It is not enough merely to call for freedom, democracy and human rights.
This collection of aung san suu kyis writings, edited by her late husband michael aris, begins with an essay on her father, a soldier and. Aung san suu kyi s collected writings edited by her late husband, whom the ruling military junta prevented from visiting burma as he was dying of cancer reflects her greatest hopes and fears for her fellow burmese people, and her concern about the need for international cooperation in the continuing. In the introduction to freedom from fear and other writings, dr. The first two parts of the book are in aung san suu kyis voice. Fear is the only thing that gives rise to all kinds of problems in society.
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