ABSTRACT
After 2003, Myanmar entered a dark period of despair, symbolized by Suu Kyi's third and final house arrest, lasting from 2003 until 2010. It was during this time, though, that a specific Burmese political transition was planned and implemented. The political stalemate finally prompted the generals to carry on the transition without Suu Kyi: she was bound to be forgotten (‘Aung San Suu Kyi amnesia’) in Tatmadaw's ‘disciplined democracy’ and institutionalization of the political system. Starting with the boycotted elections of 2010, the unexpected reforms introduced by the generals commenced. The new political circumstances set Suu Kyi up in a challenging position. She had to take her biggest political risk since 1988.
