Aung San Suu Kyi's Party Celebrates Winning Burma's Election

Supporters clap and take pictures from their mobile phone cameras as Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and patron Tin Oo deliver address the supporters in Rangoon, Burma, on Nov. 9, 2015.

Gemunu Amarasinghe—AP

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Supporters of National League for Democracy (NLD) party celebrate in front of NLD headquarters a day after the general elections in Rangoon, Burma, on Nov. 9, 2015.

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Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech with party patron Tin Oo from a balcony of her party's headquarters in Rangoon, Burma, on Nov. 9, 2015.

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Aung San Suu Kyi with flowers in her hair, leaves after delivering a speech in Rangoon, Burma, on Nov. 9, 2015.

Gemunu Amarasinghe—AP

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Crowds cheer as they gather for the election result announcement in front of the National League for Democracy's headquarters after Burma's first free and fair election in Rangoon, Burma, on Nov.9, 2015.

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A huge crowd gathers outside the headquarters of National League of Democracy (NLD) party displaying a huge portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon, Burma, on Nov. 9, 2015.

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People riding a bus look at supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi as they celebrate outside the National League of Democracy (NLD) headquarters in Rangoon, Burma, on Nov. 9, 2015.

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Supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi carry a National League for Democracy (NLD) flag through the streets of Mandalay, Burma, on Nov. 9, 2015.

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By TIME Photo

November 9, 2015 3:07 PM EST

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