Aung San Suu Kyi agrees to accept 1991 Nobel Peace Prize

Aung San Suu Kyi agrees to accept 1991 Nobel Peace Prize

Oslo: Aung San Suu Kyi, the opposition leader of Myanmar, has finally accepted her 1991 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo today. Suu kyi, who has lately carved out a new recognition of a freedom fighter, has faced over 15 years of under
house arrest. Under the control of dictatorial regimes, she has a history of fighting for the political freedom for her people.

While accepting her prize, Suu Kyi, who visited Europe after about 25 years, said, “Absolute peace in our world is an unattainable goal.”

Saying that violence has only increased across the world, Suu Kyi added, “Hostilities have not ceased in the far north; to the west, communal violence resulting in arson and murder were taking place just several days before I started
out the journey that has brought me here today.”

Suu Kyi, an Oxford University graduate, who happens to be the daughter of General Aung San, Myanmar’s assassinated independence hero, advocated about the current transformation in her country. The dictators in Myanmar continue
to hold political prisoners.

Addressing to a packed Oslo City Hall, Suu Kyi, 66, lamented the forced imprisonment of the political leaders in her country and said, “There still remain such prisoners in Burma. It is to be feared that because the best known
detainees have been released, the remainder, the unknown ones, will be forgotten.”

Earlier, a day before the award ceremony, Suu Kyi arrived from Switzerland to a jubilant reception as dancing and chanting crowds filled Oslo’s streets and showered her with flowers.

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