Aung san suu kyu isn't the frist person in her family to fight for Myanmar' s Freedom. Until 1948 the country was controlled by Britain.suu kyi's father,General Aung san,helped free Myanmar from the British affter the Second word War. Myanmar has many different tribes and races.General Aung san had to create a single country from all the different groups,but he was a brave and honest man,and the people trusted him. He promised freedom and equal treatment to all the groups that joined the new country.Because of his success, Sadly,he was killed by one of his enemies in july 1947,less than six months before Myanmar became free.