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2021 Myanmar coup d'état

February 1, 2021 · Naypyidaw

The military seized power and detained Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders. Protests were met with force and grew into a civil war.

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Aung San Suu Kyi State Counsellor of Myanmar, Detained Min Aung Hlaing Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Seized power

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Myanmar civil war (2021–present) May 5, 2021

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