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Masako's sacrifice

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Owada, a Harvard graduate who has lived alone in the West and has enjoyed considerable freedom, may lose much of her independence as a result of her agreement to marry Japan's future emperor. She refused his proposal at first, but elaborate negotiations resulted in her changing her mind.

Author: Klein, Edward
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Vanity Fair
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0733-8899
Year: 1993
Social aspects, Japan, Masako, Princess of Japan, Naruhito, Prince of Japan

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The lady triumphs

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Aung San Suu Kyi spent six years under house arrest in Rangoon, Myanmar, as a result of her defiance of longtime strongarm Burmese ruler Ne Win. Ne Win's ruination of the Burmese economy, Suu Kyi's assassinated father and her release from detention are discussed.

Author: Klein, Edward
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Vanity Fair
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0733-8899
Year: 1995
Political activity, Political aspects, Biography, Myanmar, Nobel laureates, Political prisoners, Aung San Suu Kyi

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