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What former status did Aung San Suu Kyi have when Thein Sein led the government?
Political prisoner under house arrest
Mayor of Yangon
Opposition party leader
Living in exile
Answer
Aung San Suu Kyi, the former leader of Burma's National League for Democracy (NLD), spent many years under house arrest as a political prisoner during the military junta's rule. Thein Sein, who led the government from 2011 to 2016, was part of the military regime that held Suu Kyi under house arrest for extended periods.
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