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Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during a visit in Thayarwaddy township, Bago region. Suu Kyi has been ‘detained’ by the military, her party spokesman said early on Monday. AFP
Myanmar coup: What we know
Mon, 1 February 2021
The Myanmar military’s seizure of power on February 1 follows weeks of tensions with civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her government.
Suu Kyi and other top civilian leaders were taken into custody by soldiers on the same day as the first new parliamentary session was due to be held since a national election last November.
Here’s what we know so far:
The man installed by army leaders as Myanmar s president after Monday's military coup is best known abroad for his role in the crackdown on 2007 pro-democracy protests and for his ties to still-powerful military leaders.
Yesterday's events in Myanmar may have been the subject of rumours for some weeks, but the dawn raids on leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others seem to have even taken locals by surprise. Here's a glimpse of what is happening on the ground.
Myanmar army chief says military takeover was inevitable and blames his power grab on Aung San Suu Kyi s fraudulent election win
General Min Aung Hliang, who seized control of Myanmar in a coup, addressed ministers for first time today
He said it was inevitable the military would step in after fraud at last election, which has not been proven
Hliang spoke as the military consolidated control, with elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest
Coup has pressed ahead despite threats from international leaders including Joe Biden to reimpose sanctions