Updated Timeline: Key Events in the Life of Myanmar’s Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi turns 80 on June 19, marking her fifth consecutive birthday in detention since her arrest by junta boss Min Aung Hlaing following the February 2021 military coup.

Despite her imprisonment, her birthdays have never been marked in silence over the past four years. This year, her supporters and Myanmar people around the world are preparing to celebrate her birthday in extraordinary ways.

One of them is the Suu 80 Birthday Wishes campaign organized by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s son Kim Aris. The campaign aims to collect 80,000 birthday video messages from around the world to set a Guinness World Record. As of now, the campaign has gathered over 53,000 submissions.