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BBC-Suu Kyi appeal to Burmese women



Saturday, June 19, 1999 Published at 10:26 GMT 11:26 UK
World: Asia-Pacific

Suu Kyi appeal to Burmese women

The leader of Burma's biggest political party, Aung San Suu Kyi, has called
on the women of Burma to work together and fight for democracy.

In a message marking Women's Day -- an unofficial holiday created by her
supporters -- Aung San Suu Kyi said it was no longer possible for housewives
to keep out of politics, because politics had invaded the traditional domain
of housewives.

She said that the root cause of rising food and electricity prices and
increased costs of education and health care was political.

Correspondents say Aung San Suu Kyi has repeatedly blamed the Burmese
military government, which spends nearly half its budget on defence, for
econnomic mismanagement and deepening poverty.

>From the newsroom of the BBC World Service
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