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A coup d'état in Myanmar began on the morning of 1 February 2021, when democratically elected members of the country's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw, Myanmar's military, which then vested power in a military junta.
On 4 February 2021, around 70 MP-elects from the NLD took an oath of office in Naypyidaw, pledging to abide by the people's mandate, and to serve as lawmakers for their original five-year term. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The following day, 15 NLD politicians led by Phyu Phyu Thin , a Pyithu Hluttaw member representing Yangon's Mingala Taungnyunt Township ...
The junta blamed the National League for Democracy party of planting that bomb, but experts believed at the time that the opposition was not in a position to carry out such acts amidst the tightly controlled security environment. [15] The junta detained several members of the party in connection with the bombings that year. [16]
1 Parties represented in the 2016–2021 Assembly ... United Wa State Party; Wunthanu National League for Democracy; Defunct parties ... Burma Democratic Party; Burma ...
Year 2021 is a major year in Myanmar, particularly after the February 1 coup d'état. As hundreds of thousands of Myanmar citizens held major protests across Myanmar, the military junta cracked down on protesters. These crackdowns later turned violent and caused the deaths of more than 700 people across Myanmar.
1.1 2016–2021. 1.2 2011–2016. ... Date Constituency Old MP Party New MP Party Note August 2011: ... National League for Democracy: 4: 4: 1: 5
On 31 January 2021, it was reported by multiple media and news outlets that the military had staged a coup and members of the governing party, National League for Democracy, had been arrested and detained by the military. Spokesman for the NLD, Myo Nyunt said "[t]he military seems to take control of the capital now."
The 2021 Myanmar coup d'état began on the morning of 1 February 2021 when democratically elected members of Myanmar's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw – Myanmar's military – which vested power in a stratocracy, the State Administration Council.