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Myanmar migrants hold up portraits of Aung San Suu Kyi as they take part in a demonstration outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok on Monday after Myanmar’s military detained Suu Kyi, the country’s de facto leader, and its president in a coup. AFP
Governments around the world condemn Myanmar military coup
Mon, 1 February 2021
The US led governments around the world in calling for the restoration of Myanmar’s democracy on February 1 after the military staged a coup, arresting civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians.
The calls came as the new Myanmar military government pledged to hold another national election and award the right to form a new government to the winning political party.
February 2, 2021
YANGON (AFP) – The United States (US) led governments around the world in calling for the restoration of Myanmar’s democracy yesterday after the military staged a coup, arresting civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians.
The US “will take action against those responsible if these steps are not reversed”, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement.
She added that the US opposes any attempt to alter the outcome of the November elections, which handed Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) an overwhelming landslide, but sparked allegations of vote irregularities by the routed military-backed party.
Countries call for restoring democracy; US urges release of detained officials, warns it will act if coup not reversed; rights groups fret over safety of leader Aung San Suu Kyi