54 University Avenue
| 54 University Avenue | |
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| Burmese: ၅၄၊ တက္ကသိုလ်ရိပ်သာလမ်း | |
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Press conference on north lawn of the house in 2012
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| General information | |
| Address | 54, University Avenue Road, Bahan Township |
| Town or city | Yangon |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Current tenants | Aung San Suu Kyi |
| Completed | before 1948 |
Coordinates: 16°49′32.88″N 96°9′1.8″E / 16.8258000°N 96.150500°E
54 University Avenue is a house in Bahan Township, Yangon. It is the residence of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese politician and incumbent State Counsellor of Myanmar. The house is situated on the University Avenue Road, adjacent to Inya Lake.
In 1953, following the death of her elder brother, Aung San Suu Kyi, her mother Khin Kyi and her eldest brother Aung San Oo moved from their house on Tower Lane, near Kandawgyi Lake to this colonial-era villa facing Inya Lake, on University Avenue Road.
Aung San Suu Kyi met people of various backgrounds, political views and religions in the house during 1988 uprisings. She remained under house arrest for almost 15 of the 21 years from 1989 to 2010 in the house.
On 22 September 2007, although still under house arrest, Aung San Suu Kyi made a brief public appearance at the gate of the house to accept the blessings of Buddhist monks during the Saffron revolution.
On 2 May 2008, after the Cyclone Nargis, the roof of the house was damaged and Aung San Suu Kyi lived in virtual darkness after losing electricity. She used candles at night as she was not provided any generator set. The house was renovated in August 2009.
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