by SHWE SHWE
Rangoon (Mizzima) – Aung San Suu Kyi, the embattled Burmese opposition leader who first rose to prominence in confronting Burma’s military on the streets of Rangoon in 1988, is no longer the world’s most recognised political prisoner.
At 5:22 p.m. (local time) yesterday, the Burmese opposition icon emerged from behind the yellow gates of her estate amidst rapturous applause and rounds of the country’s national anthem as a free woman to greet an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 supporters. The boughs of trees appeared on the verge of collapse under the weight of those seeking the best vantage point possible.
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