Aung Sung Sui Kyi an unsung political icon

Last week the National League for Democracy (NLD) won the general elections with a landslide majority in Myanmar, formerly Burma. NLD is led by Aung Sung Sui Kyi, petite, pretty and the pluckiest of women alive.

I am inspired by women with political guts to fight tyranny/oppression. Aung Sung is one of those women, a true icon whenever icons have to be counted, not to bluff, but to inspire the masses to fight for their sacred human rights. Listen to what she has to say to her followers:

“Don’t think of yourselves as being unfortunate because of having to live through these times.

Editor's Comment
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