Military Coup in Myanmar
- On 1st February, 2021, Myanmar military staged a coup and dismissed the democratically elected Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) government over allegations of rigged elections.
- This is the third coup in the nation’s history since its independence from British rule in 1948.
Background
- The 2021 coup occurred in the aftermath of the general election on 8 November 2020, in which the National League for Democracy (NLD) secured the majority of the seats.
- In the Myanmar’s Parliament, the military holds 25% of the total seats according to the 2008 military-drafted constitution and several key ministerial positions are also ....
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