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What Key Event Happened In 1990

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Questions:
1) What key event happened in 1947, as depicted early in the film, and how do you feel this may have affected the young Aung San Suu Kyi’s attitude toward politics in her later life?
In 1947, Kyi was only 2 years old when her father led a movement for the independence of Burma. Named Aung San, her father paved the way for the independence of Burma. However, shortly after the independence, he was assassinated along with his several colleagues. The people who assassinated him were masked and in proper uniforms.
After the incident, Kyi was sent to England, however, this incident would have made her revengeful that she used in a positive sense to support democracy and betterment of Burma.
2) Why did Aung San Suu Kyi return to Burma in 1988, and how did she become involved in the political situation there? Why do you think she became involved, even though she had not previously been involved in politics? …show more content…

However, when her mother fell ill, she was forced to return to Burma in 1988. On her return she saw many people in hospital and surroundings who not only praised and remembered her father but also were injured and shattered after the 8888 Uprising. This made Kyi felt conscious of how badly these people need a change and reform in Burma for their actual independence.
3) What key event happened in 1990, and what were the reactions of Aung San Suu Kyi and her supporters, as well as the reaction of the military rulers?
In 1990, elections were held in Burma where Kyi and her party won by majority. While Kyi and her supporters were happy and confident of their win and probable reforms, the military refused to accept the results of elections. She was put under house arrest while her family including husband and children were banned to enter Burma. She spent a decade in house arrest.
4) What key event happened to Aung San Suu Kyi and her family in

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