2026-04-30 3d523e64092dc0bd5dc09867cb0a719099a342cb 18 Aung San Suu Kyi 115 /wiki/aung%20san%20suu%20kyi Min Aung Hlaing 36 /wiki/min%20aung%20hlaing Myanmar 1 /wiki/myanmar deposed 70 /wiki/2021%20myanmar%20coup%20d'etat house arrest 171 /wiki/house%20arrest president 13 /wiki/president%20of%20myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi Min Aung Hlaing Myanmar deposed house arrest president Myanmar 2026-03-30 95f856d4484f65e4c622f38d04a18fe7ee679e1b /feed/2026/03/30/myanmar-military-chief-min-aung-hlaing-steps-down-as-chief-to-stand-as-a-candidate-for-president-in-the-upcoming-preside Myanmar military chief Min Aung Hlaing steps down as chief to stand as a candidate for president in the upcoming presidential election, the first to be held since the 2021 coup. 1774899088 2026-03-30 8ce04105fa4976db35f4edce67f81553e8bc610a 39 Min Aung Hlaing deposed president 3 /feed/2026/03/30/myanmar-military-ruler-min-aung-hlaing-steps-down-as-army-chief-to-stand-as-a-candidate-for-president-in-the-upcoming-pr Myanmar military ruler Min Aung Hlaing steps down as army chief to stand as a candidate for president in the upcoming presidential election, the first to be held since the 2021 coup. 2023-07-12 7fbee4b706b011a799299eb1a80ea61089e00f71 /feed/2023/07/12/thai-deputy-prime-minister-and-foreign-minister-don-pramudwinai-claims-to-have-visited-jailed-myanmar-democracy-leader-a Thai deputy prime minister and foreign minister Don Pramudwinai claims to have visited jailed Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi the previous week, becoming the first known foreign representative to meet with the deposed state counsellor since the 2021 coup d'état. 1689198819 2023-07-12 10278e63fb52e9c54ed1fd7917b8e1f476697a20 17 Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar deposed 3 /feed/2023/07/12/thai-deputy-prime-minister-and-foreign-minister-don-pramudwinai-announces-that-he-visited-jailed-myanmar-democracy-leade Thai deputy prime minister and foreign minister Don Pramudwinai announces that he visited jailed Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi last week, becoming the first known foreign representative to meet with the deposed state counsellor since the 2021 coup d'état. 2021-03-3 8d1511b502fb61da94fbf28fa8b9c5b27138d7fb /feed/2021/03/3/thirty-eight-protesters-are-shot-dead-and-30-more-are-wounded-by-the-military-and-police-across-the-country-as-protests Thirty-eight protesters are shot dead and 30 more are wounded by the military and police across the country as protests against the February 1 coup continue. A meeting of ASEAN nations called for restraint of the security forces but failed to unanimously call for the release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 1614827156 2021-03-3 e6d824a23c2a92a437f7046b5db9a2e436bc742d /feed/2021/03/3/eighteen-protesters-are-shot-dead-and-30-more-are-wounded-by-the-military-and-police-across-the-country-as-protests-agai Eighteen protesters are shot dead and 30 more are wounded by the military and police across the country as protests against the February 1 coup continue. A meeting of ASEAN nations called for restraint of the security forces but failed to unanimously call for the release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 1614798372 2021-03-3 5e42a838367e1a922c5020b59c27183944c4fa54 /feed/2021/03/3/thirteen-protesters-are-shot-dead-and-30-more-are-wounded-by-the-military-and-police-across-the-country-as-protests-agai Thirteen protesters are shot dead and 30 more are wounded by the military and police across the country as protests against the February 1 coup continue. 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A meeting of ASEAN nations called for restraint of the security forces but failed to unanimously call for the release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 1614769581 2021-03-3 c666b1843a209e8b9bff534a315bf42338b27e3c 1 Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar deposed 3 /feed/2021/03/3/thirty-eight-protesters-are-shot-dead-and-30-more-are-wounded-by-the-military-and-police-as-protests-against-the-februar Thirty-eight protesters are shot dead and 30 more are wounded by the military and police as protests against the February 1 coup continue across the country. A meeting of ASEAN nations called for restraint of the security forces but failed to unanimously call for the release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 2021-02-25 d1cfca2df3df1caaf6afa6307a640bdaa163ca6f /feed/2021/02/25/facebook-bans-all-accounts-related-to-myanmar-s-tatmadaw-as-well-as-ads-from-military-controlled-companies-following-the Facebook bans all accounts related to Myanmar's Tatmadaw as well as ads from military-controlled companies following the military coup against Aung San Suu Kyi and its military seizure of power on February 1. 1614287142 2021-02-25 5cb6bfd04200c7ecb0d38232d788545cc3ec495c 55 Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar deposed 3 /feed/2021/02/25/facebook-bans-all-accounts-related-to-myanmar-s-military-the-tatmadaw-as-well-as-ads-from-military-controlled-companie Facebook bans all accounts related to Myanmar's military, the Tatmadaw, as well as ads from military-controlled companies following the military coup against Aung San Suu Kyi and the military seizure of power on February 1. 2021-02-7 34edf63efd2468713d9f41c2c8225eb2114b8977 /feed/2021/02/7/tens-of-thousands-protest-against-the-military-coup-in-myanmar-s-largest-city-yangon-calling-for-the-release-of-jailed Tens of thousands protest against the military coup in Myanmar's largest city Yangon, calling for the release of jailed leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The protests are the largest to occur in the country since the 2007 Saffron Revolution. 1612746333 2021-02-7 b706e7704145f8cdd676c21078988d829c83e74b 41 Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar deposed 3 /feed/2021/02/7/tens-of-thousands-of-people-protest-against-the-military-coup-in-myanmar-s-largest-city-yangon-calling-for-the-release Tens of thousands of people protest against the military coup in Myanmar's largest city Yangon, calling for the release of jailed leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The protests are the largest to occur in the country's history since the 2007 Saffron Revolution. 2021-02-2 649000095ab76b3e20b2dce7ce34169408a5f9bd /feed/2021/02/2/burmese-state-counsellor-aung-san-suu-kyi-is-under-house-arrest-in-the-capital-naypyidaw-after-the-military-coup-that-ov Burmese State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi is under house arrest in the capital Naypyidaw after the military coup that overthrew her government. 1612328747 2021-02-2 b0681c833bd14643688db301e74c1d30deb72ba5 /feed/2021/02/2/burmese-state-counsellor-aung-san-suu-kyi-under-house-arrest-in-the-capital-naypyidaw-after-the-military-coup-that-overt Burmese State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest in the capital Naypyidaw after the military coup that overthrew her government. 1612278356 2021-02-2 0329ee690263e1b88fb7a81fb1c49b5d2c6f8b57 1 Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar deposed house arrest 4 /feed/2021/02/2/burmese-state-counsellor-aung-san-suu-kyi-is-placed-under-house-arrest-in-the-capital-naypyidaw-after-the-military-coup Burmese State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi is placed under house arrest in the capital Naypyidaw after the military coup that overthrew her government. 2021-02-1 c21669ee66521473cb42753bf2a8b3e3a3d7e82f /feed/2021/02/1/the-military-hands-the-power-to-min-aung-hlaing-and-announces-a-state-of-emergency-for-a-year-after-detaining-aung-san The military hands the power to Min Aung Hlaing and announces a state of emergency for a year, after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party. 1612235132 2021-02-1 1815fbdd934afc441c383f5982d46ad3573cc26e /feed/2021/02/1/the-military-hands-power-to-min-aung-hlaing-and-announces-a-state-of-emergency-for-a-year-after-detaining-aung-san-suu The military hands power to Min Aung Hlaing and announces a state of emergency for a year, after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party. 1612223868 2021-02-1 6ca87af958004142ba392f1bca7f3d2a22f58d15 /feed/2021/02/1/the-military-hands-power-to-min-aung-hlaing-and-announces-a-state-of-emergency-for-one-year-after-detaining-aung-san-su The military hands power to Min Aung Hlaing and announces a state of emergency for one year, after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party. 1612184756 2021-02-1 8c305a485042a619be92fe9a032a5c1a6ed4c057 /feed/2021/02/1/the-military-say-they-are-handing-power-to-min-aung-hlaing-and-have-announced-a-state-of-emergency-for-one-year-after-d The military say they are handing power to Min Aung Hlaing and have announced a state of emergency for one year, after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party. 1612155973 2021-02-1 b3db9854312caf9c06602379c16e42d7a4d2638c 1 Aung San Suu Kyi Min Aung Hlaing deposed 3 /feed/2021/02/1/the-military-hands-over-power-to-min-aung-hlaing-and-announces-a-state-of-emergency-for-a-year-after-detaining-aung-san The military hands over power to Min Aung Hlaing and announces a state of emergency for a year, after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders of the National League for Democracy party. 2016-12-4 2cac436d39c4a7d896ccd2502d3ced6034f5acb4 13 Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar president 3 /feed/2016/12/4/malaysian-prime-minister-najib-razak-leads-a-protest-rally-against-the-persecution-of-myanmar-s-muslim-rohingya-minority Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak leads a protest rally against the persecution of Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya minority in the predominately Buddhist country, and calls on Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and the United Nations to address the Rohingya's plight and end the violence. Myanmar's president's office said the rally is timed for Malaysian political purposes, and that Malaysia should respect the Association of Southeast Asian Nations's principle on sovereignty. 2016-03-15 1d0d2751158e83983ebc71f277181362d0bfb43a 24 Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar president 3 /feed/2016/03/15/the-myanmar-assembly-of-the-union-or-parliament-selects-htin-kyaw-as-the-new-president-kyaw-a-confidant-of-aung-san The Myanmar Assembly of the Union, or parliament, selects Htin Kyaw as the new President. Kyaw, a confidant of Aung San Suu Kyi, will be the first civilian president in decades. Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, is constitutionally barred from the office. 2015-11-5 5a62035955fe3301d5fd788f2df53cb9e63b082f 15 Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar president 3 /feed/2015/11/5/myanmar-opposition-leader-and-nobel-laureate-aung-san-suu-kyi-says-she-would-be-above-the-president-if-her-national-le Myanmar opposition leader and Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi says she would be "above the president" if her National League for Democracy party (NLD) gets the expected win in the Sunday, November 8, 2015, election. The 2008 constitution, drafted by the military without NLD participation, bars her from becoming President. /feed/2026/04/30/myanmar-s-president-min-aung-hlaing-orders-the-remaining-prison-sentence-of-deposed-leader-aung-san-suu-kyi-to-be-served AFP via ''Taipei Times 30 3c26422508c1ef84244e7447cd47a970a1a4aa01 4 https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2026/05/01/2003856579 2026 AFP via CNA 30 b3908702c4a3327972580e35121e4073a959a29f 4 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/aung-san-suu-kyi-moved-house-arrest-myanmar-6092826 2026 Myanmar's president Min Aung Hlaing orders the remaining prison sentence of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be served under house arrest and announces a one-sixth reduction of sentences for all prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi.