AP News, October 4th, 2007
Key events in life of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi:
_ June 19, 1945: Born in Rangoon, main city now known as Yangon.
_ January 1947: Britain agrees to give Burma independence after negotiations with Suu Kyi's father, nationalist leader Gen. Aung San.
_ July 1947: Aung San and six members of interim government assassinated by rivals.
_ January 1948: Burma gets independence.
_ 1960: After finishing high school, Suu Kyi leaves to study in India, then England.
_ 1972: Marries Michael Aris, Oxford University academic. Son Alexander born in 1973, son Kim born in 1977.
_ 1988: Returns to tend dying mother. Emerges as pro-democracy leader during anti-junta protests, which end with troops slaughtering demonstrators. Helps found National League for Democracy Party.
_ July 1989: Suu Kyi and deputy Tin Oo put under house arrest.
_ May 1990: Junta holds election, but refuses to hand over power after Suu Kyi's party wins by landslide.
_ October 1991: Suu Kyi awarded Nobel Peace Prize for pro-democracy efforts.
_ July 1995: Released from house arrest, but stays in Myanmar.
_ March 1999: Husband, who had not been allowed to visit Suu Kyi in three years, dies from cancer in England.
_ September 2000: Suu Kyi put back under house arrest.
_ May 2002: Released from house arrest.
_ May 2003: Put in "protective custody" after her motorcade attacked by government-backed mob.
_ Aug. 19, 2007: Protests start over fuel price hikes, then swell in following month into largest pro-democracy demonstrations since 1988.
_ Sept. 22, 2007: Suu Kyi greets protesters marching past her house, making first public appearance in more than four years.
