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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2021 Myanmar coup d'état canonical | 1 |
| 2021 Myanmar coup d’état | 1 |
| 2021 Myanmar military coup d’état | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9126652 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2021 Myanmar coup d'état Context triple: [Tatmadaw, involvedIn, 2021 Myanmar coup d'état]
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A.
2021 Myanmar anti-coup protests
The 2021 Myanmar anti-coup protests were a nationwide civil disobedience and mass protest movement opposing the military’s seizure of power and demanding the restoration of democratic governance.
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B.
1962 Burmese coup d'état
The 1962 Burmese coup d'état was a military takeover led by General Ne Win that ended parliamentary democracy in Burma and initiated decades of authoritarian, one-party socialist rule.
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1988 Burmese military coup d’état
The 1988 Burmese military coup d’état was a power seizure by Myanmar’s armed forces that ended a nationwide pro-democracy uprising and ushered in decades of authoritarian military rule.
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D.
Xinyou Coup
The Xinyou Coup was an 1861 palace coup in Qing dynasty China in which Empress Dowager Cixi and her allies seized control of the imperial government following the death of the Xianfeng Emperor.
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Myanmar pro-democracy movement
The Myanmar pro-democracy movement is a broad, long-running struggle by citizens, activists, and ethnic groups to end military rule and establish democratic governance and civil liberties in Myanmar.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2021 Myanmar coup d'état Target entity description: 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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A.
2021 Myanmar anti-coup protests
The 2021 Myanmar anti-coup protests were a nationwide civil disobedience and mass protest movement opposing the military’s seizure of power and demanding the restoration of democratic governance.
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B.
1962 Burmese coup d'état
The 1962 Burmese coup d'état was a military takeover led by General Ne Win that ended parliamentary democracy in Burma and initiated decades of authoritarian, one-party socialist rule.
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C.
1988 Burmese military coup d’état
The 1988 Burmese military coup d’état was a power seizure by Myanmar’s armed forces that ended a nationwide pro-democracy uprising and ushered in decades of authoritarian military rule.
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D.
Xinyou Coup
The Xinyou Coup was an 1861 palace coup in Qing dynasty China in which Empress Dowager Cixi and her allies seized control of the imperial government following the death of the Xianfeng Emperor.
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E.
Myanmar pro-democracy movement
The Myanmar pro-democracy movement is a broad, long-running struggle by citizens, activists, and ethnic groups to end military rule and establish democratic governance and civil liberties in Myanmar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coup d'état
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political crisis ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1 February 2021 Myanmar coup
NERFINISHED
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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)
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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
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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
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Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw NERFINISHED ⓘ National Unity Government of Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ ethnic armed organizations in Myanmar ⓘ |
| overthrew |
National League for Democracy government
NERFINISHED
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Second Htin Kyaw–Win Myint administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
global wave of democratic backsliding
ⓘ
history of Myanmar ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Myanmar Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
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Tatmadaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerTransferredTo | Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 2020 Myanmar general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
detention of Aung San Suu Kyi
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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
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international condemnation ⓘ widespread protests in Myanmar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2021 Myanmar coup d'état Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
2021 Myanmar military coup d’état
this entity surface form:
2021 Myanmar coup d’état