Published in The Times on 3 May 2012

120503tt - Suu Kyi Takes Seat in Burmese Parliament

Description & Background

Aung San Suu Kyi spent 15 years under house arrest by Burma's Junta. In recent elections she was voted in as a member of the Burmese parliament. Her National League for Democracy won 43 of 45 seats  in the April 1 byelections. Initially she objected to the wording being used in the swearing-in ceremony but later dropped this demand. The question asked by Zapiro's cartoon - Will Suu Kyi be able to tame the Tiger?

People in the cartoon

Aung San Suu Kyi

Tags

Burma / Democracy movement / Myanmar / Parliamentary elections / Swearing-in / Tiger

Text in the cartoon

Links

• Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi Makes History with Parliamentary Oath
• Suu Kyi climbdown hints at pragmatism in Myanmar
• Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Leap of Faith
• Aung San Suu Kyi's historic moment: 5 things to know - Once possibly the world's best-known political prisoner, today Aung San Suu Kyi made the historic move to lawmaker, after a swearing-in ceremony at Myanmar's parliament in the capital of Naypyidaw. Here are five things about her:
• Suu Kyi ends boycott of Burma's Parliament
• Are the times a-changin' in Burma?
• Editorial: Suu Kyi's patience pays off
• Editorial: Suu Kyi's stand
• Burma’s Junta: Can a Tiger Change Its Stripes?

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