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Jan 31, 2022 · Introduction. Throughout its decades of independence, Myanmar has struggled with military rule, civil war, poor governance, and widespread poverty. A military coup in February 2021 dashed...
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Apr 20, 2024 · April 20, 2024. Why did the military stage a coup? Who is fighting back? How successful have the rebels been? How are civilians affected? Who lives in the country? Is it Myanmar or Burma? Will...
Feb 10, 2024 · 10 February 2024. By Maria Zaccaro,BBC News. Getty Images. On 1 February, Myanmar entered its fourth year since the coup. The government in Myanmar has announced compulsory military service...
Apr 19, 2024 · 2021 Myanmar coup d’état, maneuvering in Myanmar on February 1, 2021, in which power was seized from a democratically elected government and handed to the military. The coup was rejected by the civilian population and sparked civil disobedience, protests, and enduring armed resistance to military rule. Background.
Myanmar's military has announced it has taken control of the country, a decade after agreeing to hand power to a civilian government. The coup has sent a shudder of fear through the...
Dec 9, 2022 · Myanmar’s military, which seized power in a coup d’état in February 2021, has ruthlessly sought to consolidate its authority since then, killing and imprisoning opponents and attacking...
Feb 2, 2021 · The military has been the most powerful institution in Myanmar (formerly called Burma, until the military government changed the country’s name in 1989) since the country’s independence...
