Aung San Suu Kyi

The governing junta allowed the National League for Democracy headquarters to reopen April 17, in a move seen as heralding the end of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate's third stint under house arrest.

For weeks there has been speculation that Suu Kyi will be released before a constitutional convention opens May 17, the first step in the junta's seven-point "road map" to democracy.

The Japan Times Weekly: April 24, 2004
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