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Suu Kyi returns to Oxford

2012-06-20 35 Dailymotion

EDIT CONTAINS 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />Myanmar's pro democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi continued her would tour with a stop at Oxford, her alma mater.<br/> <br />She was greeted by supporters who gave her flowers and sang happy birthday to her.<br/> <br />Suu Kyi was a student there in the late 1970's before returning to Myanmar to take up the pro-democracy struggle. Her husband and two sons remained in England while she was under house arrest for the next 15 years.<br/> <br />During an interview with ITN, Suu Kyi said that while she doesn't regret her decisions, she does miss the time she was away from her children.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) MYANMAR PRO-DEMOCRACY LEADER, AUNG SAN SUU KYI, SAYING:<br/> <br />"It was a choice I made. It was a sacrifice for my husband and sons, especially for my sons, because my husband after all was an adult, but the children were young. It must have mattered to them not to have both parents near them. I don't feel good about it, but on the other hand, I think that in the end, one decides what one's priorities are, and one lives with one's decisions."<br/> <br />Later Wednesday, Suu Kyi will receive an honorary doctorate from the university.<br/> <br />Julie Noce, Reuters

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