The most popular programs for the Burma (Myanmar) Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=5533 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 18 May 2013 13:28:05 GMT Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of her leadership and steadfast commitment to human rights and for promoting freedom, peace and democracy in her home country of Myanmar (Burma). Speakers included House and Senate leaders, Secretary of State Clinton, and former First Lady Laura Bush. Aung San Suu Kyi was a leader in her country's 1988 uprising, and elected prime minister in 1990. The military junta, however, would not cede power, and she was placed under house arrest for a total of 15 years; the final release happened in 2010. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308271-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308271-1 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Aung San Suu Kyi spoke about U.S.-Myanmar (Burma) relations, and she received the Asia Society's Global Vision Award. She said that many obstacles remain in her country's path to democracy and that a major weakness is its judiciary system. She also said that Myanmar must be responsible for its own destiny, and that U.S.-Myanmar relations would be balanced when her country is not longer dependent on America. Ms. Suu Kyi was introduced by Secretary of State Clinton. Aung San Suu Kyi was a leader in her country's 1988 uprising, and elected prime minister in 1990. The military junta, however, would not cede power, and she was placed under house arrest for a total of 15 years; the final release happened in 2010. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308248-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308248-1 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Peter Popham talked about his biography of Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi, the longtime opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize-recipient who spent 15 years under house arrest. She was finally allowed to run in the election to the lower house of the Burmese parliament to be held April 1, 2012. In researching the book, Mr. Popham took covert trips to Burma and interviewed Aung San Suu Kyi. He was interviewed by Ms. DiMaggion and responded to questions from members of the audience. This event was held by the Asia Society in New York City. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305731-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305731-1 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT After serving nearly two decades under house arrest, Burma's (Myanmar) pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi addressed a joint session of British Parliament gathered in Westminster Hall. She was the only woman, apart from the Queen, to address both houses of Parliament. She talked about her time under house arrest and winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. This event included brief remarks by both the speakers of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306711-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306711-1 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT National Security Adviser Thomas Donilon previewed President Obama's trip to Southeast Asia that included stops in Myanmar, Burma, and Cambodia, where he was to attend a conference with Chinese and Russian leaders. He responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309461-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309461-1 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT