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Myanmar’s new Parliament was due to meet for the first time since the National League for Democracy (NLD) party won the landslide November election.

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Yesterday, the Tatmadaw announced a state of emergency across Myanmar for a period of 12 months and installed the head of the military, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, as the new head of state.

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I militari hanno arrestato Aung San Suu Kyi, preso il potere e annunciato un anno di stato di emergenza in Myanmar, ex Birmania. Ecco come è stato possibile arrivare al golpe e a cosa potrebbe portare quest'ultimo colpo di Stato nel Paese asiatico

The Australian Government is facing calls to impose new sanctions on Myanmar's top generals in the wake of yesterday's coup.

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Following a military coup in Myanmar early on Monday, the repatriation of Rohingyas who fled persecution seems uncertain.

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Wearing masks, gloves and face shields, voters across Myanmar on November 8 braved surging coronavirus infections as they turned out en masse to cast their ballots in the country’s second democratic vote since the end of military rule in 2011.

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Myanmar’s newly elected parliament members were supposed to convene a session on February 1 to select the country’s president and vice president. Instead, the military seized power, imposed a year-long state of emergency, and detained key leaders of the National League for Democracy (NLD).

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Staging a coup at the end of Min Aung Hlaing's term as army chief indicates a financial motive in addition to his desire hold onto political power

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Knapp zehn Jahre lang ließ Myanmar demokratische Reformen zu. Doch jetzt hat die Armee wieder die Kontrolle - zunächst für ein Jahr. De-facto-Regierungschefin Suu Kyi wurde festgesetzt.

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Ein Jahrzehnt nach dem Ende der Militärdiktatur in Myanmar haben die Streitkräfte des südostasiatischen Landes wieder die Macht an sich gerissen.

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