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Myanmar coup: 100 days of turmoil

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Myanmar’s military seized power on February 1, ousting the civilian government and arresting its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.

It ends Myanmar’s decade-long experiment with democracy after close to half a century of military rule.

The junta tries to block social media platforms including Facebook, which is hugely popular in Myanmar. Nightly internet blackouts are later imposed.Popular dissent surges over the weekend of February 6 and 7, with tens of thousands of people gathering on the streets calling for the release of Suu Kyi.A young woman, Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing, is shot in the head and another person is wounded after police fire on crowds in Naypyidaw on February 9.

On March 11 rights group Amnesty International says it has documented atrocities by the junta including the use of battlefield weapons on unarmed protesters.Junta defends coup On March 31 a UN envoy calls for Security Council action to stop the country spiraling into civil war.On April 2, Suu Kyi’s lawyer announces the most serious charge laid against her — of breaching the official secrets act.Ousted civilian lawmakers, forced into hiding, announce the formation of a shadow “National Unity Government”.Leaders from regional bloc Asean hold a summit on the Myanmar crisis in Jakarta, and invite junta leader Min Aung Hlaing.

 

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