Pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (R) and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hold hands as they speak after meeting at Suu Kyi's residence in Rangoon, Burma, December 2, 2011.
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Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (R) and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton embrace following a meeting at Suu Kyi's residence in Rangoon, Burma, on December 2, 2011.
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi talk prior to dinner at the US Chief of Mission Residence in Rangoon, Myanmar, December 1, 2011.
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Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi poses for a portrait at the National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters in Rangoon on Dec. 8, 2010, in Rangoon, Burma, also known as Myanmar. On the evening of Nov. 13, 2010, Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate had been detained for 15 of the past 21 years.
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Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi hands out donations to Buddhist monks at the National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters in Rangoon on Dec. 8, 2010. Over a thousand Buddhist monks and nuns gathered to receive a yearly donation from the NLD.
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Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi answers a question during a press conference after being freed from 19 months under house arrest on May 6, 2002, making a triumphant return to her party's headquarters in Rangoon.
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An unidentified human rights activist holds a photo of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi behind cell bars Sept. 4, 2000, in Bangkok, Thailand, during a demonstration in front of the Burma embassy.
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Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi addresses a gathering of supporters at her Rangoon residential compound in this file photo taken Jan. 4, 1997, to mark the 49th anniversary of Burmese independence.
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Pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi addresses hundreds of anxious Burmese supporters from the main gate of her family compound in Rangoon on July 14, 1995.
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