Aung San Suu Kyi Michael Aris
bronze duplicate, congressional gold medal awarded daw aung san suu kyi. authorized 2008 presented 2012
in 1972, aris married aung san suu kyi, whom had met while @ university. married in buddhist ceremony. after spending year in bhutan, settled in north oxford, raised 2 sons, alexander aris , kim aris. during time, did postgraduate studies @ school of oriental , african studies, university of london , obtained phd in tibetan literature in 1978. in 1988, aung san suu kyi returned burma @ first care mother later lead country s pro-democracy movement. st john s college provided aris extended leave of absence fellow on full stipend lobby wife s cause.
in 1997, aris diagnosed prostate cancer later found terminal. several countries, prominent individuals , organisations, including united states government, united nations secretary general kofi annan , pope john paul ii, made appeals burmese authorities allow dr aris visa. burmese government not grant him visa visit burma, saying did not have facilities care him, , instead urged aung san suu kyi leave country visit him. @ time temporarily free house arrest unwilling depart, fearing refused re-entry if left, did not trust junta s assurance return.
aris died of prostate cancer on 53rd birthday in 1999, in oxford. after 1989, when wife first placed under house arrest, had seen 5 times, last of christmas in 1995, after suu kyi had been released first time.
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