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1 year after the 2021 Myanmar coup

Myanmar’s generals seized power on February 1, 2021, arresting the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of the democratically-elected ruling party. In the year since it ousted the civilian government, the junta’s crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators has left some 1,500 dead in a country of 50 million. In a four-part series, the Post looks at the prospects of a diplomatic resolution led by the Asean bloc, the tactics the military has taken to control the backlash on the ground and the extent of China’s role in shaping the outcome of Myanmar's latest crisis.

Updated: 31 Jan, 2022
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‘The emperor has no clothes’: Myanmar’s junta still fighting for legitimacy

A year after overthrowing Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government, junta chief Min Aung Hlaing and his generals still lack international recognition, as battlefield and diplomatic pressures continue to mount.

29 Jan, 2022
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing salutes during a military parade in March last year, a month after the coup he led to oust civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo: Myawaddy TV Handout via AFP
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With the junta distracted, Myanmar’s Arakan rebels cement control

A nationwide rebellion against last year’s coup has the Myanmar military fighting on multiple fronts, making space for the Arakan Army and its political wing to entrench de facto control over Rakhine state – and some residents hope it stays that way.

30 Jan, 2022
A Myanmar soldier stands guard near an airfield in Rakhine state in 2018. Photo: AFP
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