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Israel has been known to supply small arms, drones, [110] patrol boats and spyware to the Myanmar military. [111] On 27 September 2017, an Israeli court issued an order banning Israeli arms industries from exporting weapons to Myanmar. [112] Despite the ban order, Myanmar military received training and weapons from Israeli defence companies. [113]
Protesters against the military coup in Yangon. The timeline of the 2021 Myanmar Revolution chronicles the 2021 Myanmar protests, known locally as the Spring Revolution (Burmese: နွေဦးတော်လှန်ရေး), that began in early 2021 in opposition to the coup d'état on 1 February, staged by Min Aung Hlaing, the commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces, the Tatmadaw.
It began following Myanmar's long-running insurgencies, which escalated significantly in response to the 2021 coup d'état and the subsequent violent crackdown on anti-coup protests. [ 46 ] [ 47 ] The exiled National Unity Government and major ethnic armed organisations repudiated the 2008 Constitution and called instead for a democratic ...
Pages in category "Military coups in Myanmar" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... 0–9. 1962 Burmese coup d'état; 2021 Myanmar coup d ...
The coup on 2 March 1962 led to the end of democratic form of government and the beginning of direct military rule in Myanmar up to 1974. During the period of military rule under General Ne Win, the country was shaped into one-party socialist state under the army led party called as Burma Socialist Programme Party until 1988. And the year from ...
The Pinlaung massacre was a mass killing of civilians by Burmese military forces on 11 March 2023, in the village of Namneng, Shan State. During the massacre, Myanmar Army troops killed at least 30 civilians, including 3 Buddhist monks. [1] The massacre occurred 9 days after the Tar Taing massacre in Sagaing.
On 11 April 2023, the Myanmar Air Force massacred at least 165 people [1] in the village of Pazigyi, Kantbalu Township, which is located 92 miles (148 km) west of Mandalay, Myanmar's second largest city. The air force used fighter jets and helicopters to attack a large crowd of people gathering for the opening of a local office of an opposition ...
[2] [3] Maung Maung Aye played a critical role in the Myanmar military coup in February 2021, contributing to the ousting of the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general in 2019 and became a member of the State Administration Council on 25 September 2021, consolidating his ...