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Thursday, September 20, 2012
Aung San Suu Kyi awarded US congressional medal
Associated Press in Washington-Thursday 20 September 2012
Aung San Suu Kyi is awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington Photograph: Sipa USA / Rex Features
Burmese democracy campaigner finally receives the medal she was awarded while under house arrest in 2008
Aung San Suu Kyi has been presented with the US Congress’ highest civilian honour at a ceremony in Washington, describing it as “one of the most moving days of my life.”
The Burmese democracy campaigner was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2008 while under a 15-year house arrest for her peaceful struggle against military rule.
Her long-awaited visit to America finally provided an opportunity for her to receive the honour in person in Congress’ most majestic setting, beneath the dome of the Capitol and ringed by marble statues of former presidents.
The 67-year-old Nobel laureate said it was worth the years of waiting, being honoured “in a house undivided, a house joined together to welcome a stranger from a distant land.”
Previous recipients of the medal include George Washington, Tibetan Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama and Pope John Paul II.
