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