2021 Myanmar coup d'état
2021 military overthrow of the Myanmar's officially elected government / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 1 February 2021, there was a coup d'état in Myanmar. Important leaders including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint were detained as the military (Tatmadaw) took control of the government.
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2021 Myanmar coup d'état | |||||||
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Part of the internal conflict and political crisis in Myanmar | |||||||
Deposed State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi (left), and Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (right) | |||||||
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Government of Myanmar | Tatmadaw | ||||||
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Win Myint (President of Myanmar) Aung San Suu Kyi (State Counsellor of Myanmar) |
Min Aung Hlaing (Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services) Myint Swe (Vice-President of Myanmar) |
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