Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces)
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Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) is Myanmar’s powerful military institution that has long dominated the country’s politics, governance, and internal security through repeated coups and authoritarian rule.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tatmadaw | 17 |
| Myanmar Armed Forces | 10 |
| Armed Forces of Myanmar | 2 |
| Myanmar military authorities | 2 |
| Burmese Armed Forces | 1 |
| Burmese armed forces | 1 |
| Myanmar military | 1 |
| Myanmar security forces | 1 |
| Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed forces
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military organization ⓘ state institution ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
crimes against humanity
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ethnic cleansing of Rohingya ⓘ human rights violations ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| conflictWith | ethnic armed organizations in Myanmar ⓘ |
| constitutionalPower |
25 percent of parliamentary seats reserved
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control of key security ministries ⓘ veto over constitutional amendments ⓘ |
| controls |
Myanmar security apparatus
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military-owned conglomerates in Myanmar ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| currentCommanderInChief | Min Aung Hlaing ⓘ |
| dateOfCoup |
1962-03-02
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2021-02-01 ⓘ |
| governingPeriod |
1962–2011 direct military rule
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2021–present military junta rule ⓘ |
| governs |
Tatmadaw
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surface form:
Myanmar military government
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| hasBranch |
Myanmar Air Force
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Myanmar Army ⓘ Myanmar Navy ⓘ |
| headquarters | Naypyidaw ⓘ |
| ideology |
Burmese nationalism
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military nationalism ⓘ |
| influences |
Myanmar economy
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Myanmar foreign policy ⓘ Myanmar governance ⓘ Myanmar politics ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Burmese ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services ⓘ |
| motto | The Tatmadaw shall never betray the national cause ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Army
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surface form:
တပ်မတော်
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| notableEvent |
1962 Burmese coup d'état
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surface form:
1962 Burmese coup d’état
1988 military crackdown in Myanmar ⓘ 1990 election annulment in Myanmar ⓘ 2007 Saffron Revolution crackdown ⓘ 2017 Rohingya military operations in Rakhine State ⓘ 2021 Myanmar anti-coup protests ⓘ
surface form:
2021 Myanmar coup d’état
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| officialName |
Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Myanmar Armed Forces
Tatmadaw ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Myanmar civil war
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surface form:
Myanmar civil wars
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| overthrew |
National League for Democracy
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surface form:
National League for Democracy government
State Peace and Development Council civilian transition attempts ⓘ U Nu government ⓘ |
| politicalArm | Union Solidarity and Development Party ⓘ |
| previousHeadquarters | Yangon ⓘ |
| role |
internal security
ⓘ
national defense ⓘ political actor ⓘ |
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Armed Forces of Myanmar
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Myanmar military
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Tatmadaw
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Tatmadaw
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Myanmar military authorities
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Myanmar Armed Forces
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Tatmadaw
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Myanmar Armed Forces
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Tatmadaw
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Tatmadaw
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Myanmar Armed Forces
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Tatmadaw
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Myanmar Armed Forces
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State Peace and Development Council
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Myanmar Armed Forces
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State Peace and Development Council
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Tatmadaw
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Tatmadaw
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Myanmar Armed Forces
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Armed Forces of Myanmar
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Burmese Armed Forces
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Tatmadaw
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Tatmadaw
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Myanmar military authorities
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Tatmadaw
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Tatmadaw
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Myanmar Armed Forces
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Tatmadaw
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Tatmadaw
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Tatmadaw
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Myanmar Armed Forces
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Myanmar Armed Forces
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Myanmar Armed Forces
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Myanmar security forces
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Burmese armed forces