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Symbol of Myanmar’s democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi’s house set for March auction

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Aung San Suu Kyi's lakeside home in Yangon will be auctioned at a starting price of more than 300 billion kyats, or about US$90 million. Myanmar's shadow National Unity Government, or NUG, has vowed to take legal action against anyone who might purchase the compound. The NUG accused the junta of selling the house as part of a vendetta against the country's former de facto leader. Under the law, SuuKyi has the right to purchase the home before it goes to auction.

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Symbol of Myanmar’s democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi’s house set for March auction

Many Burmese consider it a symbol of the country’s democracy movement, where Aung San Suu Kyi lived under house arrest for almost 15 years. They recall her giving political speeches from behind its fence. Granted freedom in 2010, Suu Kyi received U.S. President Barack Obama, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the compound. In March, the historic lakeside home and its two acres of land in the heart…

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