2021 Myanmar coup d'état

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The 2021 Myanmar coup d'état was a military takeover in which Myanmar’s armed forces seized control from the elected civilian government, detaining leaders including Aung San Suu Kyi and triggering widespread domestic and international condemnation.

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instanceOf coup d'état ⓘ
political crisis ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1 February 2021 Myanmar coup ⓘ
2021 Myanmar military coup ⓘ
arrests thousands of political prisoners detained ⓘ
casualties hundreds of protesters killed in subsequent crackdown ⓘ
claimedJustification alleged voter fraud in 2020 Myanmar general election ⓘ
communicationImpact internet shutdowns and restrictions ⓘ
condemnedBy ASEAN member states (various degrees) ⓘ
European Union ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
United States ⓘ
country Myanmar ⓘ
date 1 February 2021 ⓘ
declaredBy Vice President Myint Swe ⓘ
declaredStateOfEmergencyFor one year ⓘ
followedBy 2021–present Myanmar civil war ⓘ
nationwide crackdown on protesters ⓘ
governingBodyInstalled State Administration Council ⓘ
headOfGovernmentDeposed Aung San Suu Kyi ⓘ
headOfStateDeposed Win Myint ⓘ
humanRightsImpact widespread human rights violations ⓘ
leaderOfPerpetrator Min Aung Hlaing ⓘ
legalStatusClaimedByJunta constitutional transfer of power under 2008 Constitution ⓘ
location Naypyidaw ⓘ
mediaImpact shutdown of independent media outlets ⓘ
opposedBy Civil Disobedience Movement ⓘ
Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ⓘ
National Unity Government of Myanmar ⓘ
ethnic armed organizations in Myanmar ⓘ
overthrew National League for Democracy government ⓘ
Second Htin Kyaw–Win Myint administration ⓘ
partOf global wave of democratic backsliding ⓘ
history of Myanmar ⓘ
perpetrator Myanmar Armed Forces ⓘ
Tatmadaw ⓘ
powerTransferredTo Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing ⓘ
linked to: Min Aung Hlaing
precededBy 2020 Myanmar general election ⓘ
result detention of Aung San Suu Kyi ⓘ
detention of Win Myint ⓘ
dissolution of the Union Parliament ⓘ
military rule in Myanmar ⓘ
overthrow of civilian government ⓘ
state of emergency in Myanmar ⓘ
suspension of the 2008 Constitution provisions ⓘ
startDate 1 February 2021 ⓘ
triggered Civil Disobedience Movement in Myanmar ⓘ
international condemnation ⓘ
widespread protests in Myanmar ⓘ

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Tatmadaw → involvedIn → 2021 Myanmar coup d'état ⓘ
Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw → formedAfter → 2021 Myanmar military coup d’état ⓘ
linked to: 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
Min Aung Hlaing → led → 2021 Myanmar coup d’état ⓘ
linked to: 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
Myanmar civil war → hasCause → 2021 Myanmar coup d'état ⓘ
Pyusawhti militias → emergedAfter → 2021 Myanmar coup d'état ⓘ
2021 Myanmar coup d'état → alsoKnownAs → 1 February 2021 Myanmar coup ⓘ
linked to: 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
Soe Win → participatedIn → 2021 Myanmar coup d’état ⓘ
linked to: 2021 Myanmar coup d'état