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On 1 February 2021, there was a coup d'état in Myanmar. Important leaders including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint were detained as the military (Tatmadaw) took control of the government.

History

Myanmar (also known as Burma) has been under military rule before. General Ne Win led a coup in 1962. In 1988, many people protested against the military government because they were not happy with it. They wanted elections with many parties running so that normal people could change the government. The military killed many protestors.

Aung San Suu Kyi is the daughter of General Aung San, who helped free Burma from British rule. After 1988, she became a pro-democracy activist. In 1990, her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), won the elections in a landslide. However, the government refused to say that her party won.

In 2011, Suu Kyi's party won the elections. However, she is not allowed to be president of the country because her family (her late husband Michael Aris and two sons) are British citizens. So she became State Counsellor, which is like a prime minister.

In 2020, there was an election in Burma. The NLD won the election. However, the military said that there was cheating during the voting.

Events

Early in the morning of 1 February, Suu Kyi and other leaders in her party were taken away in a raid. Then the Internet and phone lines were cut off so that people could not talk to others inside or outside the countries.

Reactions

A lot of leaders in other countries around the world said that they were really worried about what was going on in Burma.

Images for kids

  • Thunder armoured vehicle of Myanmar Army

    Licence-built Thunder armoured personnel carrier of Myanmar Army patrolling after the coup.

  • 2021 Myanmar Protest in Hleden

    Thousands of protesters participate in an anti-military rally in Yangon.

  • Protest against military coup (9 Feb 2021, Hpa-An, Kayin State, Myanmar) (3)

    Teachers are protesting in Hpa-An, capital city of Kayin State (9 February 2021)

  • COVID Ceasefire Myanmar 27 July 2021

    Protest in favor of a Myanmar "COVID ceasefire" on 27 July 2021, across from the United Nations in New York, NY.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Golpe de Estado en Birmania de 2021 para niños

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