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2018 in Myanmar
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Events in the year 2018 in Myanmar.
Incumbents
- President: Htin Kyaw (until March 21), Win Myint (starting March 30)
- State Counsellor: Aung San Suu Kyi
- First Vice President: Myint Swe
- Second Vice President: Henry Van Thio
Events
January
- 5 January – A military convoy was ambushed in Turaing, Rakhine State, by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army. Seven people were wounded.[1][2]
- 16 January – Rakhine protesters rioted near a government building in the town of Mrauk U, in Rakhine State, Myanmar, after a ban was issued by local authorities on an event that commemorated the anniversary of the Kingdom of Mrauk U's dissolution.[3][4] In response to protesters attempting to seize the government building, police fired live ammunition into the crowd, killing seven and wounding twelve.[5][6]
February
- 21 February – a bomb exploded between two banks in Lashio, Shan State, killing two employees of Yoma Bank and injuring 22 others.[7]
- 24 February – three bombs exploded around Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State, injuring two people.[8]
March
- 21 March – Htin Kyaw resigned from his position as President of Myanmar due to ill health.
- 21 March – Myint Swe became the Acting President of Myanmar.
- 30 March – Win Myint became the 10th President of Myanmar.
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Deaths
- 2 January – Yell Htwe Aung, comedian, actor, and model (b. 1993)[9]
- 5 April – Saw O Moo, environmental activist (b. 1975)
- 13 October – U Thuzana, Theravada Buddhist monk and leader of the DKBA (b. 1947)
References
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