Aung San Suu Kyi arrives in Britain today (19 June) in a landmark visit that marks the first time in 24 years she has returned to the country that was once her home.

Suu Kyi will hold meetings with Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague during her four-day stay and is set to address Parliament on Thursday.

Nobel laureate Suu Kyi has dedicated her life to securing freedom and democracy for her country Burma, using non-violent means to fight against the ruling military Junta.

Famously held under house arrest for 15 years for her efforts, since her release in November 2010, Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy party have stepped up their fight, and earlier this year achieved a landslide victory in a historic by-election, which she hailed as the "beginning of a new era" in Burma's politics.

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