2021 Myanmar coup d'état
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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, were deposed by the Tatmadaw, My
Military and police vehicles at the capital during the coup d'état
A military blockade of the road leading to the Mandalay Region Government Office.
Thousands of protesters participate in an anti-military rally in Yangon.
Demonstration against the military coup on 9 February 2021
Min Aung Hlaing
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Min Aung Hlaing is a Burmese politician and retired military officer who has been the 11th president of Myanmar since April 2026, having ruled the country continuously since seizing power in February
2021 Myanmar coup d'état
…Myint Swe proclaimed a year-long state of emergency and declared power had been transferred to Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. It declared the results of the November 2020 general election invalid and stated its intent to hold a new election at the end of the state of emergency…
Min Aung Hlaing in 2026
Min Aung Hlaing meeting with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on 29 July 2015
Min Aung Hlaing meeting with Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar on 20 March 2017
Min Aung Hlaing meeting with Japanese prime minister Shinzō Abe in Tokyo, 4 August 2017