Where is aung san suu kyi, now

Aung San Suu Kyi is Burma's opposition heroine, seen here aged two, with her parents and two elder brothers in 1947.

As the daughter of General Aung San who led Burma to independence, her homeland was never far from her thoughts.

After a period of time overseas she returned to Burma in 1988, and was soon put under house arrest at her lakeside residence.

It was six years before she was released from this first stint in detention.

But Aung San Suu Kyi continued to suffer restrictions to her movement out of the capital and in 2000 she was again arrested.

She was released unconditionally in May 2002, but just over a year later she was put in prison following a clash between her supporters and a government-backed mob.

In September 2003 she was allowed to move back home, but despite intense pressure for her release she has remained under house arrest.

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