| Event Name: | Aung San Suu Kyi and the revolution of the spirit |
| Description: | Civil Society and Human Security Research Unit public lecture
Twenty-three years after an uprising involving millions, and 21 years after elections which Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won by a landslide, Burma remains in the grip of the military regime, now ruling through pseudo-democratic proxies. Has the 'Oxford housewife's' so-called 'revolution of the spirit' been a complete wash-out? What lessons does Burma's bleak recent history hold for the rest of the world?
This event celebrates the publication of Popham's new book The Lady And The Peacock: The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi.
Peter Popham has toured Burma as an undercover journalist several times since his first visit to the country in 1991. A foreign correspondent and commentator with the Independent newspaper, he covered South Asia (including Burma) for a period in the late 90s. Popham interviewed Suu Kyi when she was released from house arrest in 2002, and met her again in 2011.
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This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. |
| Type of Event: | Private Parties - Events |
| Event Agenda: | Speaker: Peter Popham
Chair: Professor Mary Kaldor |
| Event Location: | LSE |
| Event City: | London |
| Type of Venue: | College - School |
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| Directions: | Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House |
| Event Start Date | 01-Dec-11 |