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Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks after receiving her honorary degree from Oxford University, in Oxford
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks after receiving her honorary degree from Oxford University, in Oxford

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks after receiving her honorary degree from Oxford University, in Oxford southern England June 20, 2012. Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi received an honorary degree from Oxford University on Wednesday as she continued an emotional visit to Britain, w

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi receives her honorary degree from Oxford University Chancellor Chris Patten at Oxford University, in Oxford
Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi receives her honorary degree from Oxford University Chancellor Chris Patten at Oxford University, in Oxford

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi receives her honorary degree from Oxford University Chancellor Chris Patten at Oxford University, in Oxford southern England June 20, 2012. Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi received an honorary degree from Oxford University on Wednesday as she continued a

A member of Oxford University's Proctor's Office takes a photograph in the Old Schools Quadrangle at Oxford University, in Oxford
A member of Oxford University's Proctor's Office takes a photograph in the Old Schools Quadrangle at Oxford University, in Oxford

A member of Oxford University's Proctor's Office takes a photograph in the Old Schools Quadrangle at Oxford University, in Oxford southern England June 20, 2012. Myanmar's Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi received an honorary degree from Oxford University on Wednesday as she continued an emotional vi

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ATTENTION EDITORS - REUTERS PICTURE HIGHLIGHT TRANSMITTED BY 1420 GMT ON JUNE 20, 2012AWI14 - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi poses for a photograph after receiving her honorary degree at Oxford University, in Oxford, southern England. Photo: Andrew Winning.REUTERS NEWS PICTURES H