2021 Myanmar coup d'état

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The 2021 Myanmar coup d'état was a military takeover in which Myanmar’s armed forces seized control from the elected civilian government, detaining leaders including Aung San Suu Kyi and triggering widespread domestic and international condemnation.

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instanceOf coup d'état
political crisis
alsoKnownAs 1 February 2021 Myanmar coup NERFINISHED
2021 Myanmar military coup
arrests thousands of political prisoners detained
casualties hundreds of protesters killed in subsequent crackdown
claimedJustification alleged voter fraud in 2020 Myanmar general election
communicationImpact internet shutdowns and restrictions
condemnedBy ASEAN member states (various degrees)
European Union NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United Nations NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
country Myanmar
date 1 February 2021
declaredBy Vice President Myint Swe NERFINISHED
declaredStateOfEmergencyFor one year
followedBy 2021–present Myanmar civil war
nationwide crackdown on protesters
governingBodyInstalled State Administration Council NERFINISHED
headOfGovernmentDeposed Aung San Suu Kyi NERFINISHED
headOfStateDeposed Win Myint NERFINISHED
humanRightsImpact widespread human rights violations
leaderOfPerpetrator Min Aung Hlaing NERFINISHED
legalStatusClaimedByJunta constitutional transfer of power under 2008 Constitution
location Naypyidaw NERFINISHED
mediaImpact shutdown of independent media outlets
opposedBy Civil Disobedience Movement NERFINISHED
Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw NERFINISHED
National Unity Government of Myanmar NERFINISHED
ethnic armed organizations in Myanmar
overthrew National League for Democracy government NERFINISHED
Second Htin Kyaw–Win Myint administration NERFINISHED
partOf global wave of democratic backsliding
history of Myanmar
perpetrator Myanmar Armed Forces NERFINISHED
Tatmadaw NERFINISHED
powerTransferredTo Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing NERFINISHED
precededBy 2020 Myanmar general election NERFINISHED
result detention of Aung San Suu Kyi
detention of Win Myint
dissolution of the Union Parliament
military rule in Myanmar
overthrow of civilian government
state of emergency in Myanmar
suspension of the 2008 Constitution provisions
startDate 1 February 2021
triggered Civil Disobedience Movement in Myanmar NERFINISHED
international condemnation
widespread protests in Myanmar

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Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw formedAfter 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
this entity surface form: 2021 Myanmar military coup d’état
Tatmadaw involvedIn 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
Min Aung Hlaing led 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
this entity surface form: 2021 Myanmar coup d’état