"On Tuesday, World Human Rights Day, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will fight accusations of genocide brought against her country at the International Court of Justice at The Hague. Myanmar has been called to answer for alleged atrocities committed during a military-led crackdown two years ago that saw more than 730,000 Rohingya Muslims flee to neighboring Bangladesh. The case has been filed with the court by Gambia. This timeline charts Suu Kyi’s journey from political prisoner to leader of her troubled nation: June 19, 1945: Aung San Suu Kyi, daughter of Myanmar’s independence hero General Aung San, is born. Her father is assassinated when she is 2 years old. 1988: She returns to Myanmar to care for her dying mother and is swept up in nationwide protests against decades of military rule. 1989: Having crushed the protests and killed thousands, the military puts Suu Kyi under house arrest..."