Aung San Suu Kyi: From Nobel Laureate to being under house arrest, what led to her fall?

Myanmar's military has taken power and declared a state of emergency on February 1 in a coup democratically elected government. military has detained leer Aung San Suu Kyi and or senior government officials in a series of early morning raids. bel laureate Suu Kyi has been placed under house arrest along with or leers of her party, National League for Democracy (NLD). A presenter on military-owned Myuawdy TV h anunced takeover on Monday while citing a section of military-drafted constitution that allows armed forces to take control at time of national emergency. 

Budding from military’s claims of voter fraud in vember 2020’s election, presenter also said that reason for military seizing leers was ir inability to act on same. unprecedented turn of events in Myanmar has handed power over to military chief Min Aung Hlaing and imposed a state of emergency for a year. However, it marked a shocking fall from power for State Counsellor of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi who led democracy struggle despite years under house arrest and even won 1991 bel Peace Prize for her efforts.

From rise to fall of Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi’s far, Gen. Aung San is revered as Myanmar’s founder after it gained independence from British in 1948. She is also described as an “outstanding example of power of powerless” and in 2015, her party NLD won general election by a landslide and Suu Kyi took over a specially created role of State Counsellor. Even though she worked on Myanmar’s ethnic conflicts, at least six bel laureates have called for Suu Kyi to ‘condemn’ treatment of Rohingyas in Souast Asian nation. 

In vember 2017, she was even stripped of Freedom of City of Oxford award. It was given to her in 1997 for "her opposition to oppression and military rule in Burma". "Oxford has a long trition of being a diverse and humane city, and our reputation is tarnished by houring those who turn a blind eye to violence."

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Who is Suu Kyi?

Suu Kyi, youngest daughter of Aung San and Khin Kyi, was born in Rangoon, British Burma on June 19, 1945. Following her gruation from University of Delhi in 1964 and University of Oxford in 1968, worked at United Nations (UN) for at least three years. Subsequently, her role magnified in 1988 uprising which me her national icon in Burma where country was undergoing civil unrest and demonstrations by military government at time. Suu Kyi n became General Secretary of National League for Democracy (NLD) which she h formed along with or military officials.

When did she become a global icon?

Even though in 1990, NLD won general elections, military h refused to hand over power and Suu Kyi was reportedly placed under house arrest. She remained detained for nearly 15 years out of 21 from 1989 to 2010. It was during this period that she gained international recognition for backing movement of democracy in Myanmar with her n-violent protest. In 1999, Time Magazine h also termed her as one of ‘Children of Gandhi’.

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What led her fall?

However, soon after 2015 general election after being in house arrest for so long and becoming an icon for world, her reported fall started in 2016 with emergence of Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis. unrest led to an attack on three police border posts in Rakhine State and killed nine officers. Souast Asian nation’s n military even carried out a security operation that led to 70,0000 people leaving area of neighbouring Banglesh. Suu Kyi was reportedly accused of failing to use her ‘moral authority’ to protect civilians. 

"se are mass killings and y're taking place right w and Aung San Suu Kyi's office is t only doing thing to stop it -- in some ways y're throwing fuel on fire," said Matw Smith, founder of human rights groups Fortify Rights.

What's happening in Myanmar w?

Irrespective of global backlash, she remained popular in her home country leing to general elections in 2020 in which, Army chief Min Aung Hlaing claimed that civilian government was making "unacceptable mistakes" in run-up to election. Suu Kyi h even reacted to crisis and urged people to t be intimidated and NLD emerged victoriously. However, military alleged that elections were full of ‘irregularities’ and questioned veracity of at least 9 million votes cast in vember 2020 even though country’s election commission rejected claims of fraud. Myanmar military stressed that it will protect and abide by its constitution. UN, US, India among or nations have raised 'alarm' over situation.

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