Aung San Suu Kyi talks to supporters at Yae Phyu village in Tavoy township January 29,
2012 (Reuters)

Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi waves to supporters in Tavoy township,
southern Burma, January 29, 2012 (Reuters)

Aung San Suu Kyi talks to supporters at Yae Phyu village in Tavoy township January 29,
2012 (Reuters)

A girl sitting on a relative's shoulders, holds a National League for Democracy flag,
during a visit by Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to Tavoy township
January 29, 2012 (Reuters)

A supporter holds up a picture of Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi while
she speaks to supporters at Maungmakan beach in Tavoy township January 29, 2012
(Reuters)

Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to supporters from a vehicle at Yae Phyu village in Tavoy
township January 29, 2012 (Reuters)

Aung San Suu Kyi waves to supporters as she arrives at Tavoy airport in Tavoy township
January 29, 2012 (Reuters)

Aung San Suu Kyi talks to supporters as she stands in a vehicle at Thauk Kya Pyin
village in Tavoy township January 29, 2012 (Reuters)

Aung San Suu Kyi waves to the crowd before leaving Maungmakan beach in Tavoy
township January 29, 2012 (Reuters)

Aung San Suu Kyi waves before entering an aircraft at Tavoy airport, on her way back to
Rangoon January 29, 2012 (Reuters)

Burma’s revered opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday drew tens of thousands of supporters to cheer her on as campaigning began for the 1 April by-elections. She told crowds in the southern Burmese region of Tavoy that changes needed to be made to the 2008 military constitution before Burma can achieve real democracy.

This was her first political trip outside of Rangoon since 2003, which ended in the bloody Depayin massacre in which around 70 of her supporters were killed by a regime-backed mob. This time however the day passed peacefully, and she returned to Rangoon yesterday evening to prepare for the next stage in the campaign trail.