Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi honored at Harvard
Aung San Suu Kyi, state counselor of the Republic of Myanmar, will receive the Harvard Foundation’s 2016 Harvard Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award. At the 5 p.m. awards ceremony on Saturday, she will deliver the Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Lecture. Aung San Suu Kyi, who was the general secretary of the newly formed National League for Democracy (NLD) in Myanmar in 1990, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. She spent 15 years under house arrest for participating in protests against the government, and was considered one of the world’s most well-known political prisoners. She was later supported by all elements of her country, and was appointed to the newly created role of state counselor, a title equivalent to prime minister. The Nobel Peace Prize Committee praised her for her “nonviolent struggle for democracy and human rights.” View all posts in Athletics Explore: Nobel laureate honored with Humanitarian of the Year award By Robert...