On Nov 12 I set my alarm for 3:30am - that being 6:00pm Nov 13 Rangoon time, the hour of Daw Suu Kyi's long-awaited release. What a thrill to see the news coming in fast and furious! Below are links to my favorite photos and videos from the three days that followed.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi displays a placard that reads, "I also love the people," to her supporters at the headquarters of her National League for Democracy Party in Rangoon, 14 November 2010 - Photo: AP
13 November 2010
John Simpson at Suu Kyi's release
www.bbc.co.uk
13 November 2010
The moment Suu Kyi was freed from house arrest
www.bbc.co.uk
13 November 2010
Aung San Suu Kyi: Burma leader's first night of freedom
www.bbc.co.uk
13 November 2010
In pictures: Joy as Aung San Suu Kyi freed
www.bbc.co.uk
14 November 2010
Suu Kyi speech at NLD Head Office
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14 November 2010
Suu Kyi addresses supporters
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14 November 2010
Aung San Suu Kyi's talks exclusively to the BBC
In her first interview since being released, the Burmese opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has told the BBC's Alastair Leithead that she plans to listen to what the people of Burma want before taking her next steps.
www.bbc.co.uk
14 November 2010
Rangoon Diary: Democracy First on Suu Kyi's Agenda for Burma [Audio]
www.voanews.com
15 November 2010
Aung San Suu Kyi calls for peaceful revolution in Burma [First TV Interview - on cell phones!]
(Longer version [Thanks HMS!] - link updated Nov 16)
BBC on YouTube