The Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi received, the US Congress highest
Civilian Honour at a ceremony organized in the Capitol Rotunda on 19
September 2012, before her meet with the US president Barack Obama.
Before her, the recipient of this award includes George Washington, Pope
John Paul II and Dalai Lama-the Tibetan Buddhist Leader. During her 15
year long house arrest against the military rule in Myanmar, she
received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2008.
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