2016 in Myanmar

The following lists events that happened in 2016 in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.

← 2015 2014 2013 2016 in Myanmar → 2017 2018 2019
Decades:	1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2016 History of Myanmar Timeline

Incumbents

• President: Thein Sein (until March 30), Htin Kyaw (starting March 30)
• First Vice President: Sai Mauk Kham (until March 30), Myint Swe (starting March 30)
• Second Vice President: Nyan Tun (until March 30), Henry Van Thio (starting March 30)
• State Counsellor: Aung San Suu Kyi (starting April 6)

Events

February

• February 1 - The second session of House of Representatives, the lower house of the parliament convenes.^[1]
• February 3 - The second session of House of Nationalities, the upper house of the parliament convenes.^[1]
• February 8 - The second session of Assembly of the Union (Union Parliament) convenes
• February 8 - The second session of State and Regional Hluttaws convene.

March

• March 30 - Htin Kyaw became the President of Myanmar.

April

• April 6 - Aung San Suu Kyi assumed the newly created role of the State Counsellor, a position similar to Prime Minister.
• April 13 - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 135 km (84 mi) north-west of Mandalay.^[2]

August

• August 24 - A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 25 km (16 mi) west of Chauk. Several temples in the nearby ancient city of Bagan were damaged and four people were reported dead.^[3]

Predicted and scheduled events

November

• November 19 - Myanmar along with the Philippines begins hosting the group stages of the 2016 AFF Championship.