To mark detained Myanmar leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s 80th birthday, The Irrawaddy presents a timeline of the key events in her life.

Here is a look at the life of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Personal Birth date: June 19, 1945 Birth place: Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar) Birth name: Aung San ...

Burma did not manufacture cameras and they had ... the focus of our protests shifted to the famous Shwedagon Pagoda. On August 26, 1988, I was a part of the large crowd that had gathered together ...

It is the country's second most important shrine, after the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. Spiritual desolation: Buddhist monks look at a destroyed temple in the capital Naypyitaw .Image ...

Her Irish father, a serving officer in the Burma Frontier Force ... of jasmine flowers given as temple offerings, the sunsets at Shwedagon Pagoda with its gold leaf and green neon lights ...

Archaeologist and historian Himanshu Prabha Ray points out that in March 1939, the trustees of the Shwedagon Pagoda in Burma also lodged a strong protest with the British government for allowing the ...

Helped negotiate Burma’s independence from Britain ... August 26, 1988 – In her first public address, outside the Shwedagon Pagoda, calls for a multiparty democratic government.

Shwedagon Pagoda- This holiest Buddhist shrine is located in Burma and was first built by the Mon during the Bagan period, between the 6th and 10th century AD. Todaiji Temple- Built in the 8th ...

Myanmar, also known as Burma, in Southeast Asia has a rich cultural ... experience the spiritual ambiance that permeates the area. Shwedagon Pagoda Located in the capital city of Yangon, the ...

Yangon (AFP) – Myanmar's military authorities announced a six-month extension to a state of emergency on Wednesday, effectively delaying elections the junta had pledged to hold by August, as ...