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| Aung San Suu Kyi tells of fondness for Burma army | |
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| Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said she is still "fond" of her country's army, even though it kept her under house arrest for 15 years. | Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said she is still "fond" of her country's army, even though it kept her under house arrest for 15 years. |
| Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, she told presenter Kirsty Young her Buddhist faith had helped her defy Burma's dictatorship, and later face them when taking a seat in parliament. | Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, she told presenter Kirsty Young her Buddhist faith had helped her defy Burma's dictatorship, and later face them when taking a seat in parliament. |
| The Nobel Peace Prize winner's father, Aung San, is considered the father of modern Burma, and founded its army. | The Nobel Peace Prize winner's father, Aung San, is considered the father of modern Burma, and founded its army. |
| The BBC interview took place in Burma. | The BBC interview took place in Burma. |
| During the programme, which was recorded at her home in December, Ms Suu Kyi admitted: "It's genuine, I'm fond of the army. | During the programme, which was recorded at her home in December, Ms Suu Kyi admitted: "It's genuine, I'm fond of the army. |
| "People don't like me for saying that. There are many who have criticised me for being what they call a poster girl for the army - very flattering to be seen as a poster girl for anything at this time of life - but I think the truth is I am very fond of the army, because I always thought of it as my father's army." | "People don't like me for saying that. There are many who have criticised me for being what they call a poster girl for the army - very flattering to be seen as a poster girl for anything at this time of life - but I think the truth is I am very fond of the army, because I always thought of it as my father's army." |
| She explained that while the army had done "terrible" things in Burma, she hoped it would redeem itself. | She explained that while the army had done "terrible" things in Burma, she hoped it would redeem itself. |
| And in a first for the programme, Ms Suu Kyi picked a record - Green, Green Grass Of Home by Tom Jones - that she had never heard before, because her personal assistant had recommended it. | And in a first for the programme, Ms Suu Kyi picked a record - Green, Green Grass Of Home by Tom Jones - that she had never heard before, because her personal assistant had recommended it. |
| She said: "I asked her which piece of music she'd like to choose and she said the Green, Green Grass Of Home. | She said: "I asked her which piece of music she'd like to choose and she said the Green, Green Grass Of Home. |
| "And she explained to me when she was working as a doctor in England it used to remind her of Burma - and I hope I like it." | "And she explained to me when she was working as a doctor in England it used to remind her of Burma - and I hope I like it." |
| Political prisoner | Political prisoner |
| Ms Suu Kyi was placed under house arrest before Burma's 1990 election. | Ms Suu Kyi was placed under house arrest before Burma's 1990 election. |
| She had returned to the country from the UK to nurse her mother, and was held after giving a speech to crowds of half a million during protests and political unrest. | She had returned to the country from the UK to nurse her mother, and was held after giving a speech to crowds of half a million during protests and political unrest. |
| Ms Suu Kyi had been living in the UK with her husband, the academic Michael Aris, and their two sons. Mr Aris was refused a visa to visit her before he died of terminal cancer in 1999. | Ms Suu Kyi had been living in the UK with her husband, the academic Michael Aris, and their two sons. Mr Aris was refused a visa to visit her before he died of terminal cancer in 1999. |
| The interview also includes her feelings about her relationship with him and how they dealt with the Burmese government's refusal to allow them to see each other. | The interview also includes her feelings about her relationship with him and how they dealt with the Burmese government's refusal to allow them to see each other. |
| Political prisoner Ms Suu Kyi was not released until shortly after the November 2010 polls that formally ended military rule. | Political prisoner Ms Suu Kyi was not released until shortly after the November 2010 polls that formally ended military rule. |
| Her party has now rejoined the political process and secured a small presence in parliament after winning by-elections in April 2012. | Her party has now rejoined the political process and secured a small presence in parliament after winning by-elections in April 2012. |
| Ms Suu Kyi's selection on Desert Island Discs can be heard on BBC Radio 4 at 11:15 GMT on Sunday. | Ms Suu Kyi's selection on Desert Island Discs can be heard on BBC Radio 4 at 11:15 GMT on Sunday. |