Myanmar election in December: Junta lifts emergency 4 years after coup against Suu Kyi govt

Myanmar election in December: Junta lifts emergency 4 years after coup against Suu Kyi govt

Four years after Myanmar’s military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government in a coup, the junta has ended the emergency in the country and has formed a commission to hold elections in December.

Myanmar’s junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, 2021, presides over an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. (Photo: Reuters)