The Day Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was Freed From House Arrest for the First Time On This Day The Day Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was Freed From House Arrest for the First Time Daw Aung San Suu Kyi with members of the first NLD central executive committee after her release in 1995. 1.3k By The Irrawaddy 10 July 2021 On this day in 1995, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was released by the military regime after spending six years under house arrest. The democracy champion was 44 when she was arrested for the first time in July 1989 under the State Protection Law, by the then junta which described itself as the State Law and Order Restoration Council.