Video | Aung San Suu Kyi aims for peaceful revolution

Speaking to the world media at the headquarters of her National League for Democracy (NLD), she said she was sure democracy would come to Burma eventually, although she did not know how long it would take.

She affirmed she would take any opportunity to speak to ruling generals. Aung San Suu Kyi also confirmed that she was not subject to any restrictions on her freedom.

Her release came six days after Burma held its first election in 20 years. Aung San Suu Kyi's party (NLD) won the last election overwhelmingly but was never allowed to take power.

This poll was won by the biggest military-backed party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), however denounced by the West as being neither free nor fair.

But she said that she was fully prepared to take the consequences if the military government decided to lock her up again for what she said or did.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner has spent 15 of the past 21 years in detention. She was released on Saturday when her latest period of house arrest expired.

She was put under house arrest as the Burma junta declared martial law. A year later, in 1990, the NLD won the election – a result that was disregarded by the junta.

In 1991, she went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize, while under house arrest. Four years later, she was relased from house arrest, but her movements were nevertheless restricted. In 2000, she underwent a second house arrest, upheld until two days ago when she was released.

It was only after the NLD boycotted this first election in 20 and was disbanded that her house arrest was brought to and end and she was released.