After more than two decades, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s pro-democracy leader, embarked on her first journey abroad following years spent under house arrest. TIME takes a look at her travels from Thailand and Switzerland to Britain and Norway where she formally accepted her 1991 Nobel Peace Prize.
Aung San Suu Kyi Travels Abroad for the First Time in 24 Years
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Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has a cup of tea at the VIP lounge of Rangoon's airport, May 29, 2012, as she waits for her flight to Bangkok.
