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Myanmar Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing Ascends to Presidency Five Years After Coup Against Suu Kyi’s Government
Min Aung Hlaing secured at least 293 of 584 votes, formalizing military rule after a 2021 coup and a widely criticized election.
- Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing won a parliamentary vote on Friday to become the country's president, five years after he ousted an elected government.
- Min Aung Hlaing's ascent to the presidency followed a major reshuffle in the leadership of Myanmar's armed forces, which he had led since 2011.
- The transition from top general to civilian president follows a lopsided election won by an army-backed party, derided by critics and Western governments as a sham to perpetuate military rule.
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This time in civilian costume, Min Aung Hlaing, who had overthrown the government of Aung San Suu Kyi won the vote of the parliamentThe head of the Burmese junta, Min Aung Hlaing, was unsurprisingly appointed president on Friday following an international contested electoral process, which allowed him to extend his grip on the country, in a civil suit.The result of the vote of the parliament, largely acquired in his cause, was no doubt: Min Aung…
Min Aung Hlaing, the general who five years ago led the coup d’état that put an end to Myanmar’s fragile democratic opening, and on whom there is an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court, has taken yet another step on Friday in consolidating his power. So far the leader of the military junta that has ruled with an iron fist the ancient Burma during this five-year period has been elected 11th president of the country, in a parliame…
In February 2021, the army in Myanmar takes power. The commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing takes control. After controversial elections, he now expands his authority.
With this, Min Aung Hlaing's iron grip on power has now also been formally ratified after five years.
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