Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize winner, belongs to which one of the following countries?
Aung San Suu Kyi was born in Rangoon, now Yangon, in Myanmar, formerly Burma, in 1945. The Nobel Committee awarded her the 1991 Peace Prize for her nonviolent work for…
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Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize winner, belongs to which one of the following countries?
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Aung San Suu Kyi was born in Rangoon, now Yangon, in Myanmar, formerly Burma, in 1945. The Nobel Committee awarded her the 1991 Peace Prize for her nonviolent work for democracy and human rights.
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Option A
Incorrect. Japan is an East Asian country whose Nobel Peace Prize laureates include Eisaku Sato (1974) and Nihon Hidankyo (2024), whereas Aung San Suu Kyi is from Myanmar.
Option B
Incorrect. Thailand is a neighbouring Southeast Asian country, not the home country of Aung San Suu Kyi.
Option C
Incorrect. Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000, whereas Aung San Suu Kyi belongs to Myanmar.
Option D
Incorrect. Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010, whereas Aung San Suu Kyi is from Myanmar.
Option E
Correct. Aung San Suu Kyi, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 'for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights', is a political leader from Myanmar (formerly Burma).
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