Aung san suu kyi through the years 7

Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her staff prepared for 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 Yangon where she declared her release was unconditional. More than 300 jubilant National League for Democracy (NLD) members let out a great roar as her car approached the building, and in the crush it took several minutes for her to be able to alight from the vehicle.