Burmese opposition leader calls for dialogue

Title

Burmese opposition leader calls for dialogue

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

11 Jul 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:00:24

Description

Burma’s newly-released opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has made her first public appearance in six years. The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner called for reconciliation and dialogue in her strife-torn country, where she’s been under house arrest. Here she speaks to reporters at her Rangoon home, emphasizing the importance of dialogue.

Contributors

Aung San Suu Kyi

Keywords

Politics; Political systems; Political reform; Diplomacy; Peacebuilding; Democracy; Burma; Myanmar

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