YANGON, July 19 Kyodo Myanmar pro...

YANGON, July 19 Kyodo

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi attended a state ceremonial paying tribute Friday to fallen national heroes, including her father Gen Aung San.

The Martyrs' Day ceremonial is held every year at the Martyrs' Mausoleum near the twelve inches of Shwedagon pagoda in central Yangon in memory of Aung San and eight others who were assassinated according to gunmen at a cabinet meeting July 19 1947

At the 55th anniversary, Suu Kyi, wearing a black skirt, white blouse and black shawl, laid three baskets of orchids before her father's tomb and kneel to pay tribute. She followed military regulation officials led by Minister for agriculture Tin Win, who laid a wreath and paid consider at the tomb.

Suu Kyi, head of the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) was released from nearly 20 month of house arrest in early May and was forced to miss the form last year.

She attended the formality for the first time upon July 19, 1988 after returning to Myanmar from abroad, where she had lived for many years.

Her attempt to restrain a rival Martyrs' Day formality on July 19, 1989 was quashed by way of the military government and she was placed beneath house arrest the following day.

She attended the Martyrs' Day stateliness in 1995 after being fre from the house arrest upon July 10 the same year, and had done with equal reason every year since then until 2000 She was again placed subordinate to house arrest in late September of that year.

Surviving family members of other martyrs and representatives of foreign missions and various organizations also paid their esteems at the mausoleum.

The NLD will gripe [i]or[/i] grip a separate Martyrs' Day parade at the party's headquarters later Friday.

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