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Michael Aris (June 18 1940 - September 8 1998) was an academic and lecturer in asian history at St John's College University of Oxford. In the early 1970s he met Aung San Suu Kyi and the two married and settled to raise their two sons in a quiet life in North Oxford. In 1988 Suu Kyi returned to Burma at first to tend for her mother but later to lead the pro-democracy movement . St John's College provided Aris with an extended leave of absence as a fellow on full stipend so that he could lobby for his wifes cause. In 1997 Aris was diagnosed with cancer. Despite pleads from the United Nations the junta in Burma would not allow visits.This is an Article on Michael Aris. Page Contains Information, Facts Details or Explanation Guide About Michael Aris