Suu Kyi wins Myanmar election

I wanted to share this article with the class.  I am not sure many people are aware of the situation but Myanmar had been under military rule for about 50 years, with no existence of democracy in the country.  Suu Kyi is a woman, nobel peace prize winner, and the opposition leader who actually won a seat in the Myanmar Parliamentary today.  She actually had won a seat in 1990, but instead of giving her the seat the government placed her under house arrest and refused her any power or rule, sending a signal to the country.  Suu Kyi bravely continued her fight to bring democracy to the country and break down the barriers existing between Myanmar and the rest of the world.  She began campaigning for this position in 2010 and her victory, despite the suspected rigging of voters and lack of strict system- partly because of the excitement of the country to vote- she had at this point been awarded a seat, with an overwhelming margin of victory.  This is a huge step for this country, providing incredible amounts of hope for the citizens and their future, as well as symbolic for the world, not only was a woman able to achieve this, proving that strength and perseverance are essential to success, and also the hope for democracy in the world today.  I encourage you to read the article, Party: Suu Kyi wins Manmar election to learn more about this country and this brave woman's situation, and if not I hope I was able to tell you about something you  may not have known about :)