How far we have come: In 2008, I read at a post on DU,

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5. Here is some proof of the Secretary of State's patient quiet diplomacy.

Burma was headed for another generation of isolation, and brutality.

Most people are not aware that Nobel Winner aung San Suu Kyl will be a member of parliment.

http://www.france24.com/en/20120409-suu-kyi-seat-parliament-april-23-burma-myanmar-ndl-by-elections-government


AFP - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will take her seat in parliament for the first time on April 23, her party said on Monday, following her milestone election to political office.

The veteran dissident's National League for Democracy (NLD), which won 43 seats in April 1 by-elections, will be the main opposition force in a national parliament dominated by the military and its political allies.

NLD spokesman Nyan Win said the Nobel laureate would travel to the capital Naypyidaw by April 22 in time to attend a new session of the lower house the following day. Parliament has been in recess since March 23.

Suu Kyi's election to political office marks the latest sweeping change in the country formerly known as Burma after decades of outright military rule ended last year.