    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book I)]
    [July 20, 1993]
    [Page 1135]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the Anniversary of the Arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma
    July 20, 1993

        Today, July 20, marks the 4th anniversary of the arrest and
    detention of Aung San Suu Kyi, the courageous Burmese opposition leader
    and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The overwhelming mandate won by her
    party in the 1990 elections remains unfulfilled. This is a tragedy for
    Burma and a cause for outrage in the international community.
        Despite her isolation, Aung San Suu Kyi is not forgotten. An
    authentic voice of Burmese democracy, she remains a symbol of hope to
    the people of her country who yearn for representative government and an
    inspiration to all who are striving for freedom and democracy elsewhere
    in Asia and throughout the world.
        Today I renew my call to Burma's military rulers to release
    unconditionally Aung San Suu Kyi and all other prisoners of conscience,
    to respect the results of the 1990 elections, and to undertake genuine
    democratic reforms. History is on the side of freedom throughout the
    world, and I remain confident that the aspirations of all Burmese people
    for basic human rights and representative government will ultimately be
    fulfilled.