Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to the press in her first press conference as a freed woman at her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), headquarters
Supporters hold up a sign and wear Tshirts speaking of support for Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as they listen to her speak to thousands of cheering supporters as a free woman at her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters, in Yangon, Myanmar, 14 November 2010. Her release by the military junta comes almost a week after they staged a general election widely criticized by the international community for being neither free, fair, nor inclusive. Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace laureate and pro-democracy icon, has spent 15 of the past 20 years in detention. Suu Kyi, 65, is the daughter of Myanmar independence hero Aung San. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING
Supporters hold up signs and wear Tshirts speaking of their support for Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as they listen to her speak to thousands of cheering supporters as a free woman at her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters, in Yangon, Myanmar, 14 November 2010. Her release by the military junta comes almost a week after they staged a general election widely criticized by the international community for being neither free, fair, nor inclusive. Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace laureate and pro-democracy icon, has spent 15 of the past 20 years in detention. Suu Kyi, 65, is the daughter of Myanmar independence hero Aung San. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi receives flowers as she speaks to thousands of cheering supporters as a free woman at her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters, in Yangon, Myanmar, 14 November 2010. Her release by the military junta comes almost a week after they staged a general election widely criticized by the international community for being neither free, fair, nor inclusive. Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace laureate and pro-democracy icon, has spent 15 of the past 20 years in detention. Suu Kyi, 65, is the daughter of Myanmar independence hero Aung San. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to thousands of cheering supporters as a free woman at her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters, in Yango, Myanmar, 14 November 2010. Her release by the military junta comes almost a week after they staged a general election widely criticized by the international community for being neither free, fair, nor inclusive. Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace laureate and pro-democracy icon, has spent 15 of the past 20 years in detention. Suu Kyi, 65, is the daughter of Myanmar independence hero Aung San. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) makes her way through thousands of cheering supporters as a free woman into her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), headquarters, in Yangon, Myanmar, 14 November, 2010. Her release by the military junta comes almost a week after they staged a general election widely criticized by the international community for being neither free, fair, nor inclusive. Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace laureate and pro-democracy icon, has spent 15 of the past 20 years in detention. Suu Kyi, 65, is the daughter of Myanmar independence hero Aung San. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING
Supporters hold up a picture of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi holding signs reading We Love Su as they listen to her speak to thousands of cheering supporters as a free woman at her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters, in Yangon, Myanmar, 14 November 2010. Her release by the military junta comes almost a week after they staged a general election widely criticized by the international community for being neither free, fair, nor inclusive. Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace laureate and pro-democracy icon, has spent 15 of the past 20 years in detention. Suu Kyi, 65, is the daughter of Myanmar independence hero Aung San. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING
Supporters of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi holding hold signs reading We Love Su as they listen to her speak to a cheering crowd as a free woman at her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters, in Yangon, Myanmar, 14 November 2010. Her release by the military junta comes almost a week after they staged a general election widely criticized by the international community for being neither free, fair, nor inclusive. Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace laureate and pro-democracy icon, has spent 15 of the past 20 years in detention. Suu Kyi, 65, is the daughter of Myanmar independence hero Aung San. EPA/STF
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi waves as she makes her way through thousands of cheering supporters as a free woman into her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), headquarters, in Yangon, Myanmar, 14 November, 2010. Her release by the military junta comes almost a week after they staged a general election widely criticized by the international community for being neither free, fair, nor inclusive. Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace laureate and pro-democracy icon, has spent 15 of the past 20 years in detention. Suu Kyi, 65, is the daughter of Myanmar independence hero Aung San. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi steps out of a car as she arrives a free woman at her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), headquarters, greeted by thousands of people, in Yangon, Myanmar, 14 November, 2010. Her release by the military junta comes almost a week after they staged a general election widely criticized by the international community for being neither free, fair, nor inclusive. Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace laureate and pro-democracy icon, has spent 15 of the past 20 years in detention. Suu Kyi, 65, is the daughter of Myanmar independence hero Aung San. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi holds up a hand as she speaks to her supporters a free woman, at her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), headquarters, in Yangon, Myanmar, 14 November, 2010. Her release by the military junta comes almost a week after they staged a general election widely criticized by the international community for being neither free, fair, nor inclusive. Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace laureate and pro-democracy icon, has spent 15 of the past 20 years in detention. Suu Kyi, 65, is the daughter of Myanmar independence hero Aung San. Myanmar‘s junta chief, Senior General Than Shwe, is the only person empowered to order her release. EPA/STAFFepa Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi holds up a hand as she speaks to her supporters a free woman, at her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), headquarters, in Yangon, Myanmar, 14 November, 2010. Her release by the military junta comes almost a week after they staged a general election widely criticized by the international community for being neither free, fair, nor inclusive. Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace laureate and pro-democracy icon, has spent 15 of the past 20 years in detention. Suu Kyi, 65, is the daughter of Myanmar independence hero Aung San. Myanmar‘s junta chief, Senior General Than Shwe, is the only person empowered to order her release. EPA/STAFF
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to the press as a free woman at her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), headquarters, where she was met and spoke to thousands of cheering supporters, in Yangon, Myanmar, 14 November, 2010. Her release by the military junta comes almost a week after they staged a general election widely criticized by the international community for being neither free, fair, nor inclusive. Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace laureate and pro-democracy icon, has spent 15 of the past 20 years in detention. Suu Kyi, 65, is the daughter of Myanmar independence hero Aung San. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi holds up a sign reading : I Love Myanmar People, Aung San Suu Kyi, as she speaks to supporters after her release from house arrest at her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters, in Yangon, Myanmar, 14 November, 2010. Her release by the military junta comes almost a week after they staged a general election widely criticized by the international community for being neither free, fair, nor inclusive. Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace laureate and pro-democracy icon, has spent 15 of the past 20 years in detention. Suu Kyi, 65, is the daughter of Myanmar independence hero Aung San. Myanmar‘s junta chief, Senior General Than Shwe, is the only person empowered to order her release. EPA/STAFFepa Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi holds up a sign reading : I Love Myanmar People, Aung San Suu Kyi, as she speaks to supporters after her release from house arrest at her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters, in Yangon, Myanmar, 14 November, 2010. Her release by the military junta comes almost a week after they staged a general election widely criticized by the international community for being neither free, fair, nor inclusive. Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace laureate and pro-democracy icon, has spent 15 of the past 20 years in detention. Suu Kyi, 65, is the daughter of Myanmar independence hero Aung San. Myanmar‘s junta chief, Senior General Than Shwe, is the only person empowered to order her release. EPA/STAFF
A supporter flashes a V for Victory sign (front) as Burma Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi greets thousands of supporters over the fence of her house as she is set free in Yangon. EPA/STF
Supporters of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi outside her house call for freedom in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), 13 November 2010. Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), was set free from house arrest 13 November after she and her party were not allowed to contest in the elections held on 07 November. The last election was won by the NLD led by Aung San Suu Kyi, who was under house arrest at the time, but the junta blocked the NLD from power and has kept Nobel Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi under house arrest for 15 of the past 20 years. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING
Myanmar security forces on the road leading to the home of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi before they retreated allowing her supporters to her gates as she was released from house arrest in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), 13 November 2010. Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), has been under house arrest but was released 13 November after she and her party were not allowed to contest in the elections held on 07 November. The last election was won by the NLD led by Aung San Suu Kyi, who was under house arrest at the time, but the junta blocked the NLD from power and has kept Nobel Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi under house arrest for 15 of the past 20 years. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING
Supporters of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi outside her house celebrate in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), 13 November 2010. Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), was set free from house arrest 13 November after she and her party were not allowed to contest in the elections held on 07 November. The last election was won by the NLD led by Aung San Suu Kyi, who was under house arrest at the time, but the junta blocked the NLD from power and has kept Nobel Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi under house arrest for 15 of the past 20 years. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING
Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi tries to quieten the ecstatic crowd so she can speak to them holding the spikes of her home's fence as she is set free in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), 13 November 2010. Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), has been under house arrest but was released 13 November after she and her party were not allowed to contest in the elections held on 07 November. The last election was won by the NLD led by Aung San Suu Kyi, who was under house arrest at the time, but the junta blocked the NLD from power and has kept Nobel Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi under house arrest for 15 of the past 20 years. EPA/STF
Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi receives flowers over the fence of her house and waves to her supporters as she is set free at her house in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), 13 November 2010. Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), has been under house arrest but was released 13 November after she and her party were not allowed to contest in the elections held on 07 November. The last election was won by the NLD led by Aung San Suu Kyi, who was under house arrest at the time, but the junta blocked the NLD from power and has kept Nobel Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi under house arrest for 15 of the past 20 years. EPA/STF
Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is greeted by thousands of supporters over the fence of her house as she is set free in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), 13 November 2010. Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), has been under house arrest but was released 13 November after she and her party were not allowed to contest in the elections held on 07 November. The last election was won by the NLD led by Aung San Suu Kyi, who was under house arrest at the time, but the junta blocked the NLD from power and has kept Nobel Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi under house arrest for 15 of the past 20 years. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING
Supporters of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi celebrate outside her house as she is set free in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), 13 November 2010. Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), has been under house arrest but was released 13 November after she and her party were not allowed to contest in the elections held on 07 November. The last election was won by the NLD led by Aung San Suu Kyi, who was under house arrest at the time, but the junta blocked the NLD from power and has kept Nobel Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi under house arrest for 15 of the past 20 years. EPA/STF
Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is greeted by thousands of supporters over the fence of her house as she is set free in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), 13 November 2010. Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), has been under house arrest but was released 13 November after she and her party were not allowed to contest in the elections held on 07 November. The last election was won by the NLD led by Aung San Suu Kyi, who was under house arrest at the time, but the junta blocked the NLD from power and has kept Nobel Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi under house arrest for 15 of the past 20 years. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING
Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi greets thousands of supporters holding the spikes of her home's fence as she is set free in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), 13 November 2010. Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), has been under house arrest but was released 13 November after she and her party were not allowed to contest in the elections held on 07 November. The last election was won by the NLD led by Aung San Suu Kyi, who was under house arrest at the time, but the junta blocked the NLD from power and has kept Nobel Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi under house arrest for 15 of the past 20 years. EPA/STF
