The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development.
— Aung San Suu Kyi Contemporary

Myanmar democracy leader

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Speech on development

Date / Period

1995

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Strange & Unusual

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https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1991/suu-kyi/lecture/

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