Barbados Today February 1, 2021
SOURCE: BBC –Myanmar’s military has seized power after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other democratically elected leaders.
Troops are patrolling streets in major cities and communications are limited. The top army commander is now in charge and a one-year state of emergency has been declared, army TV announced.
The move follows a landslide win by Ms Suu Kyi’s party in an election which the army claims was marred by fraud.
She urged her supporters to “not accept this” and “protest against the coup”.
In a letter written in preparation for her impending detention, she said the military’s actions put the country back under dictatorship.
Myanmar coup: Aung San Suu Kyi detained as military seizes control
Myanmar coup: Aung San Suu Kyi detained as military seizes control
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Myanmar s military has seized power after detaining civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior members of her governing party.
BBC News reports a statement on military TV said all authority has been given to the top army commander and a one-year state of emergency has been declared.
The coup follows a landslide election win by Suu Kyi s National League for Democracy (NLD).
She urged her supporters not to accept this and protest against the coup .
Suu Kyi calls for protests over Myanmar coup
By IANS |
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Mon, Feb 1 2021 15:33 IST |
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Suu Kyi calls for protests over Myanmar coup. Image Source: IANS News
Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 1 : Myanmar s de facto leader and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has asked people to protest against the coup staged by the military on Monday, hours after it detained her and other senior members of her ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party.
The military seized control of the South Asian nation following escalated tensions between the government and the army that erupted due to the outcome of the November 2020 parliamentary polls, the first to be held since the end of the Army s rule in 2011.
Published date: 10 January 2021 11:34 UTC | Last update: 2 months 2 weeks ago
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