Myanmar's year of turmoil since the military took power in a coup
Published: Jan 25, 2022 2:01 AM
Myanmar's military took power in a coup on Feb 1 last year after complaining of fraud in a November 2020 general election won by democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi's party. Election monitoring groups found no evidence of mass fraud.
Following is a timeline of events:
Feb 1, 2021: Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and other senior figures from the National League for Democracy (NLD) are detained in morning raids.
The military declares a state of emergency for a year - later extended - and hands power to army chief Min Aung Hlaing (photo, above).Feb 3: Staff at 70 hospitals and medical departments stop work in protest. Many wear red ribbons as part of a civil disobedience campaign...
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