Inside Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi's Moment

As Aung San Suu Kyi led her party, to a landslide victory in the country's by-elections, the world came to watch and listen to her.

As many as 300 journalists from around the world descended on Burma to witness elections in the country where the last one held in 2010 was boycotted by most parties.
Suu Kyi has spent almost 20 years of her life under house arrest and was finally freed by the junta in November 2010.
Following the deluge of media people, Suu Kyi chose to address and subsequently answer questions at a press conference held in her house by the Lake Inya.

For over two hours Suu Kyi stood upright and answered many tough questions with grit, humour and grace in yet another display of her indomitable spirit.
Her journey into mainstream politics began from the Shwedagon Pagoda in 1988 when she addressed the people for the first time after a brutal crackdown by the military junta.
The euphoria amongst the people was evident on the campaign trail in her constituency, Kyawmu, as truckloads of supporters followed her convoy, cheering and singing.

The festivities continued as she spent the election eve in the village of Wa Thin Ka surrounded by frenetic supporters and party workers.
First stream of voters trooped into the polling booth as early as 6am.
Large crowds swarmed the NLD office as results started coming in, projecting a landslide for the party.

Celebratory chaos resumed a day after the historic win as Suu Kyi addressed the crowds at the office and hailed the win as a victory for the people of Burma.