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A coup d'état in Myanmar began on the morning of 1 February 2021, when democratically elected members of the country's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw — Myanmar's military — which then vested power in a military junta.
- 1 February 2021; 3 years ago( 2021-02-01)
- Myanmar
Russia has embraced deeper ties with the Burmese military junta as the civil war has progressed. Russia has provided materiel, military training for over 50 Myanmar Air Force pilots, and diplomatic backing to the regime. Min Aung Hlaing has visited Russia several times, personally meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in September 2022.
- Introduction
- What Has Happened Since The 2021 Coup?
- Has Myanmar Always Been Ruled by The Military?
- Who Is Aung San Suu Kyi?
- Why Has Myanmar Endured So Many Ethnic Conflicts?
- What Is Myanmar’s Economic situation?
- What Is Myanmar’s Relationship with China?
- What Is U.S. Policy Toward Myanmar?
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 hopes for democratic reforms in the Southeast Asian nation. Myanmar has now entered a violent new chapter. The military, known as the Tatmadaw, faces widespread, fierce opposit...
In February 2021, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and other military leaders staged a coup. The move came after the military’s proxy party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP),suffered a major blowin the 2020 elections. The junta—officially called the State Administration Council—detained and charged de facto civilian leader Aung San S...
Myanmar has been ruled by a military junta for many of the years since it gained independence from British colonial rule in 1948. The Union of Burma began as a parliamentary democracy, like most of its newly independent neighbors on the Indian subcontinent. But representative democracy only lasted until 1962, when General Ne Win led a military coup...
Suu Kyi, the daughter of independence hero General Aung San, rose to prominence during the 1988 protests. After the crackdown, she and others formed the NLD opposition party. She was detained in 1989 and spent more than fifteen years in prison and under house arrest until her release in 2010. In 1991, Suu Kyi wasawarded the Nobel Peace Prizewhile s...
Myanmar is a diverse country, with the state recognizing more than one hundred ethnic groups. Forming roughlytwo-thirds of the population, ethnic Burmans, known as the Bamar, have enjoyed a privileged position in society and have held a majority of government and military positions. Many ethnic minority groups, on the other hand, have faced systemi...
Myanmar has long been poorer than most of its neighbors due to isolationist policies favored by the military junta in the 1960s and 1970s, economic mismanagement since then, and ongoing conflict, among other issues. Much of the population relies on agriculture to make a living. Poverty has remained high in rural areas, where most people live. The c...
China, which borders Myanmar, has been the country’s largest trading partner and its closest diplomatic ally in recent years. After the coup, Beijing eventually gave the military leadersde facto recognition. (Russiahas emerged as one of the strongest international supporters of the junta, with Moscow boosting military and economic cooperation with ...
The United States maintained a distant relationship with Myanmar after the late 1980s, enforcing broad-based economic sanctions on the country in the next two decades. Myanmar’s return to quasi-civilian rule led the United States to reestablish ties with it and drop broad-based sanctions. But the coup has brought another downturn in the relationshi...
- Lindsay Maizland
Military rule in Myanmar (also known as Burma) lasted from 1962 to 2011 and resumed in 2021. Myanmar gained its independence from the British Empire in 1948 under the Burma Independence Army , as a democratic nation .
Apr 20, 2024 · Myanmar’s military has bombarded the country with airstrikes on over 900 days since the coup, according to the Myanmar Peace Monitor, an exile group that tracks the war.
Mar 27, 2024 · CNN investigation uncovers Myanmar military’s brutal and violent attacks on its people as junta faces increasing threats to its fragile hold on power
Dec 9, 2022 · The junta has arrested more than 143 journalists as of December 2022 and shut down independent news outlets. In rural areas, soldiers have burned homes and villages, raped women, shot at fleeing...
