Cheers greeted Burmese political leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she was finally released from house arrest after over two decades of intermittent house arrest.  The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner and activist was a leader in the National League for Democracy, a group that advocated for democracy in the country.

From Voice of America:

Burma democracy activists and Asia regional governments have welcomed the release of Aung San Suu Kyi from detention but are also urging Burma's military government to support calls for national reconciliation.

The release of Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, from detention Saturday has been widely welcomed by Burmese expatriate communities, democracy activists and regional governments.

Aung San Suu Kyi, released after the end of an 18 month sentence, has spent much of the past two decades in some type of government confinement for her calls for democracy in Burma.

Friends and political supports lined the street of Suu Kyi's house at the news of impending release, eager to see their heroine.  Via the Washington Post:

Supporters were crammed against Suu Kyi's front gate and in nearby trees to catch the first glimpse of the opposition leader, and when she appeared, cheers rang out on the street. It was more than five minutes before the crowd was quiet enough for her to speak.

"I'm very happy to see you all again," she said softly, her words barely audible above the din.

She shook hands with her supporters as one handed her a garland of white and red flowers that she attached to the back of her hair. She was in good health, she said. It was time for Burma to come together after so many years of division. "People must work in unison," she said. "Only then can we achieve our goal."

In reaction to her release, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said:

Today I join with billions of people around the world to welcome the long-overdue release of Burmese democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest.