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01 Feb 2021 / 18:43 H. (Updates with comment from army supporter, minister steps down, detail on MPs, reaction) * Army declares one-year state of emergency * Military takeover sparks international condemnation * Suu Kyi's party won November election in landslide * Military alleges election marred by fraud Feb 1 (Reuters) - Myanmar's military seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with other leaders of her National League for Democracy (NLD) party in early morning raids. The army said it had car...

Share on Twitter A verified Facebook account from Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD) party has published a statement on behalf of detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi, saying that people should not accept a military coup and should protest. The NLD said the statement, which was uploaded on a Facebook page used by the party during its election campaign, was written before Monday's coup had taken place. Reuters could not immediately reach NLD party officials for comment. Suu Kyi has not been seen in public since she was detained in early morning raids along with other key par...

Min Aung Hlaing, who had been nearing retirement, promised a free and fair election and a handover of power to the winning party, without giving a time frame. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party, which won a landslide 83% in a Nov. 8 election, said that she called on people to protest against the military takeover, quoting comments it said were written earlier in anticipation of a coup. Police trucks in downtown Yangon on Monday | THE NEW YORK TIMES But the streets were quiet overnight after troops and riot police took up positions in the capital, Naypyitaw, and the main com...

Min Aung Hlaing: the heir to Myanmar’s military junta 583 shares 01/02/2021 - 21:59 Myanmar's General Min Aung Hlaing at the Martyrs' Mausoleum in Yangon on July 19, 2016. © Soe Zeya Tun, REUTERS 47 min Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar’s armed forces commander-in-chief, has emerged as the country's new strongman following Monday’s coup. He has promised to hold elections after a one-year state of emergency but many remain wary since the country’s military chief has proven reluctant to call it...

Myanmar military seizes power in coup against elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi The generals made their move hours before parliament had been due to sit for the first time since the National League for Democracy's (NLD) landslide win in a Nov. 8 election viewed as a referendum on Suu Kyi's fledgling democratic rule Reuters | February 2, 2021 | Updated 00:11 IST Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar's military seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with other leaders of her party in early mornin...