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Suu Kyi moves to the UK to study at Oxford University. Meets future husband, Tibetan scholar
Michael Aris, at London home of her 'British parents, Lord Gore Booth and his wife.
1967
Graduates with a third-class degree in politics, philosophy and economics. Daw Khin Kyi retires
to Yangon.
1969-71
Moves to New York for postgraduate studies, but ends up working for the UN alongside family
friend and 'emergency aunt' Ma Than E and Secretary-General U Thant.
1972
Marries Aris and joins him in Bhutan, where he is tutoring the royal family. Suu Kyi works as re-
search officer in Bhutan's Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1973-77
The couple return to the UK for the birth of their first son, Alexander. They take up residence in
Oxford, where their second son, Kim, is born in 1977.
1985-87
At Kyoto University Suu Kyi researches her father's time in Japan; she also registers at London's
School of Oriental and African Studies for a doctorate in Burmese literature.
1988
Returns to Yangon in March to care for her mother, who has suffered a stroke; in September be-
comes secretary-general of National League for Democracy (NLD).
1989
At her mother's funeral in January she swears to serve the people of Burma until her death.
Stands for election in February; placed under house arrest in July.
1991
Wins Nobel Peace Prize; sons accept it on her behalf. Pledges she will use $1.3 million prize
money to establish health and education trust for Burmese people.
1995
Released from house arrest, resumes campaigning for the NLD, but her movements are restric-
ted. At year's end she sees Aris for what will be the final time.
