Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Congressional Gold Medal

This medal was awarded to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to recognize and honor her courageous and unwavering commitment to peace, nonviolence, human rights, and democracy in Burma.

Suu Kyi was detained under house arrest and imprisoned twice. While under house arrest, she bravely refused offers to leave her country, staying in Burma to continue to promote freedom and democracy. For her efforts on behalf of the Burmese people, she was awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 1990, the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2000. She donated $1.3 million from her Nobel Peace Prize to the United States to establish a health and education fund in Burma and continues to fight on behalf of the Burmese people.

The bronze medal pictured is a duplicate of the Congressional Gold Medal.