Myanmar Army
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The Myanmar Army is the land warfare branch and dominant component of Myanmar's armed forces, long central to the country's military rule and political power.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burmese Army | 2 |
| Burmese army | 1 |
| Burmese forces | 1 |
| Royal Burmese Army | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ |
| allegedToHaveCommitted |
human rights abuses
ⓘ
war crimes in ethnic minority areas ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Myanmar Land Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tatmadaw Kyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderInChief | Min Aung Hlaing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | State Administration Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 2021 Myanmar coup d'état: 1 February 2021 ⓘ |
| dominantComponentOf | Myanmar Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
2021 Myanmar coup d'état
ⓘ
Myanmar civil wars NERFINISHED ⓘ ethnic conflicts in Myanmar ⓘ |
| estimatedSize | hundreds of thousands of personnel ⓘ |
| foundingPeriod | post-independence Burma ⓘ |
| governsThrough | military juntas in Myanmar ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
armored corps
ⓘ
artillery corps ⓘ engineer corps NERFINISHED ⓘ light infantry ⓘ logistics units ⓘ signals corps NERFINISHED ⓘ special operations forces ⓘ |
| hasMajorRoleIn |
counterinsurgency operations in Myanmar
ⓘ
internal security in Myanmar ⓘ military rule in Myanmar ⓘ |
| hasRankStructure | Myanmar military ranks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Naypyidaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor |
Burma Independence Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burma National Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences | Myanmar politics ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
1962 Burmese coup d'état
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1988 military takeover in Myanmar ⓘ crackdown on 2007 Saffron Revolution ⓘ suppression of 1988 pro-democracy protests ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Chin State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kachin State NERFINISHED ⓘ Karen State NERFINISHED ⓘ Rakhine State NERFINISHED ⓘ Sagaing Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Shan State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tatmadaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Burma Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousHeadquartersLocation | Yangon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitment | conscription and voluntary service ⓘ |
| role | land warfare ⓘ |
| usesEquipment |
air defense systems
ⓘ
armored fighting vehicles ⓘ artillery ⓘ main battle tanks ⓘ multiple rocket launchers ⓘ small arms ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Burmese Army
this entity surface form:
Royal Burmese Army
this entity surface form:
Burmese forces
this entity surface form:
Burmese army
subject surface form:
Tatmadaw
this entity surface form:
Burmese Army