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Hello, I'm Azadeh Mashiri from the BBC World Service.
This is the Global Story.
Now, before we get started, I should warn you that in this episode we do briefly discuss an instance of torture which you may find upsetting.
For years, Aung San SUU Kyi was seen by many in the west as a hero.
Myanmar had been ruled for decades by a ruthless military dictator, but SUU Kyi, the opposition leader who wore flowers in her hair, was willing to challenge the army generals.
I don't want to see the military falling.
I want to see the military rising to dignified heights.
The world watched on as she was placed under house arrest on and off for nearly 15 years, and she even received a Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, a ceremony punctuated by a standing ovation in her absence.
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate, 1991 Aung San Suu Kyi.
Eventually, the military seemed to soften and agreed to an experiment with democracy.
In 2015, for the first time in 50 years, democratic elections were held and Aung San Suu Kyi became the country's new leader in a landslide victory.
But in order to stay in power, she was willing to make concessions to keep the military happy.
Three years into her term, she even described the generals in her cabinet as rather sweet.