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Myanmar’s parliament elects coup-leading general as civilian president

France24 · · 618 words
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“Myanmar’s parliament elects coup-leading general as civilian president”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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 Tatmad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Myanmar_coup_d'état
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Min Aung Hlaing (born 3 July 1956) is a Burmese politician, retired army general, and the current president-elect of Myanmar, having ruled the country under various titles since seizing power in the 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Aung_Hlaing
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State Administration Council (Burmese: နိုင်ငံတော်စီမံအုပ်ချုပ်ရေးကောင်စီ; abbreviated SAC or နစက) was a military junta that governed Myanmar from 2021 to 2025, established by Commander-in-Chief o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Administration_Council
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“Myanmar's pro-army parliament on Friday elected Senior General Min Aung Hlaing as president”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aung San Suu Kyi (born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese politician, diplomat and author who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2021. She has served as the gen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Min Aung Hlaing (born 3 July 1956) is a Burmese politician, retired army general, and the current president-elect of Myanmar, having ruled the country under various titles since seizing power in the 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Aung_Hlaing
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Soe Win (Burmese: စိုးဝင်း; pronounced [só wɪ́ɴ]; born 1 March 1961) is a Burmese general and the current Vice Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission. Appointed following the formation o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soe_Win_(general)
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“Min Aung Hlaing... passed it to the country's former spymaster”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aung Pyae Sone (Burmese: အောင်ပြည့်စုံ) is a Burmese business tycoon who owns a number of major companies, including Sky One Construction Company and Aung Myint Mo Min Insurance Company. He is also re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aung_Pyae_Sone
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State Administration Council (Burmese: နိုင်ငံတော်စီမံအုပ်ချုပ်ရေးကောင်စီ; abbreviated SAC or နစက) was a military junta that governed Myanmar from 2021 to 2025, established by Commander-in-Chief o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Administration_Council
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Min Aung Hlaing (born 3 July 1956) is a Burmese politician, retired army general, and the current president-elect of Myanmar, having ruled the country under various titles since seizing power in the 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Aung_Hlaing
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“The electoral process dismissed as civilian window dressing by monitoring groups”
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“Min Aung Hlaing secure a huge margin over the second-place candidate in a three-person race”
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“The pro-military Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) won more than 80 percent of parliamentary seats contested in the election”
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“Serving members of the armed forces occupy unelected seats making up a quarter of the total”
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Serving members of the armed forces occupy unelected seats, making up a quarter of the total
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/3/myanmars-coup-leader…
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“Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained since the February 2021 coup”
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“Tens of thousands have been killed on all sides since the coup”
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“Min Aung Hlaing is due to take power as president this month”
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“He handed over the reins of the military to loyalist and former spymaster Ye Win Oo on Monday”
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“Myanmar's military has ruled the country for most of its post-independence history”
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“The generals loosened their grip for a decade-long democratic interlude beginning in 2011”
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“Aung San Suu Kyi's party trounced the pro-military USDP with a landslide victory in 2020 elections”
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“Min Aung Hlaing snatched back power making allegations of massive voter fraud”
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“The new government is expected to march in lockstep with the top brass”
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