Profiles the former general secretary of the National League for Democracy and details her incarceration and her receipt of a Nobel prize.

Learn about this Burmese leader and prime minister and read about his brief political career.

Originally named Maung Shu Maung, this political aggressor seized power as dictator of Burma in 1962, serving as its president from 1974 to 1981.

Offers a photo and profile of the first prime minister of independent Burma, now known as Myanmar. Nu served from 1948-1958 and from 1960-1962.

Research the political career of this Burmese leader, who became secretary general of the United Nations in 1961.