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Aung San Suu Kyi

Acting

Born June 19, 1945 · Rangoon, Burma

Awards & recognition

  • Congressional Gold Medal · 2017
  • Humanitarian of the Year · 2016
  • Giuseppe Motta Medal · 2013
  • Silver Medal of the President of the Senate · 2013
  • Global Citizen Awards · 2012
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  • Václav Havel Prize · 2012
  • Chatham House Prize · 2011
  • Wallenberg Medal · 2011
  • Ambassador of Conscience Award · 2009
  • Catalonia International Prize · 2008
  • honorary Canadian citizenship · 2007
  • Olof Palme Prize · 2005
  • UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize · 2002
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom · 2000
  • honorary doctor of Victoria University of Wellington · 1999
  • Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia · 1996
  • Freedom Award · 1995
  • honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel · 1994
  • Jawaharlal Nehru AwardInternational Understanding · 1993
  • International Simón Bolívar Prize · 1992
  • Nobel Peace Prize · 1991
  • Rafto Prize · 1990
  • Commander of the Legion of Honour
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
  • Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear
  • Gwangju PrizeHuman Rights
  • honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong
  • Order of Australia
  • Sakharov Prize

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