July 19, 2016

Myanmar's Suu Kyi honours hero father

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi paid tribute to her independence hero father on Tuesday at a memorial attended for the first time by the army chief, a rare show of unity in the former junta-run country.

The 71-year-old, now steering Myanmar's first civilian government in decades, laid a wreath at the mausoleum dedicated to her father and eight others assassinated in 1947 during their struggle to win independence from Britain.

A heavy security presence surrounded the memorial in Yangon, as huge crowds gathered outside the gates to celebrate the fallen leaders. (Courtesy of dailymail.co.uk)

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