What is happening to the military-occupied Myanmar?

 

What is happening to the military-occupied Myanmar?

The major Buddhist countries in Asia are Cambodia, Thailand, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. Myanmar was formerly known as Burma. The United States still refers to Myanmar as Burma. Myanmar belongs to Southeast Asia. Buddhists make up 88 percent of Myanmar's population. In addition, Myanmar is home to more than 100 ethnic groups. Myanmar borders India, Bangladesh, China, Laos and Thailand. The capital of Myanmar was Rangoon. Later it was Yangon. Today, Yangon is the largest city in Myanmar. The capital of Myanmar is Naypyidaw. Myanmar has a population of 54 million.

 

History has shown that Burma-Sri Lanka relations go back thousands of years. Myanmar also existed as a British colony. It would be correct to say that Westerners know Myanmar because of Aung San Suu Kyi. Suu Kyi has dedicated her life to democracy and politics in Myanmar. She has been under house arrest for nearly 20 years for speaking out for democracy, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The day before yesterday (February 1) a military coup took place in Myanmar. Suu Kyi was captured by the military. Not only Suu Kyi, but also many others, including leaders of the 'National Democratic League' party she leads, civil servants and civil activists, were arrested by the military. Myanmar regained military control.

 

Myanmar, a British colony, gained independence in 1948. 

In 1962 and 1988, Myanmar was under military rule for more than 50 years. Army chief Aung San Suu Kyi was placed under house arrest in 1989. That is because she led the Democratic National League and spoke out for democracy. In that general election, Suu Kyi and her 'National Democratic League' won a landslide victory, which was rejected by the military rulers. Suu Kyi was then placed under house arrest from 1989 to 2010. Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while under house arrest. That was in 1991.

 

Ten years ago,

in 2011, the military intervened to establish democracy in Myanmar. In 2015, the general election was held. Suu Kyi and her 'National Democratic League' came to power in that election. According to Myanmar's constitution, a person who marries a foreigner cannot become the country's president. The military has included this condition in the constitution specifically for Suu Kyi. Suu Kyi was married to Cuban-born British national Michael Eris. In 1999, Michael Eris died. Suu Kyi has two children and lives in Britain.

 

Although Suu Kyi-led National Democratic League won a landslide victory in the 2015 general election, Suu Kyi was unable to run for president under the Myanmar constitution. She became the unofficial leader. Suu Kyi was replaced by her ally, Htin Kyaw, as president. Kyaw was a nominal president. In 2015, the military rulers allowed democracy under conditions favorable to the military. Myanmar's military has drafted a constitution that would allow the military to retain power. The military had secured a quarter of the parliamentary seats and control of the country's most powerful ministries.

 

From 2015 to 2020, Aung San Suu Kyi and her government faced challenges. From 2016 to 2017, Myanmar regained world attention. That is because the Rohingya are Muslims. The Rohingya are Muslims living in Rakhine State, Myanmar. They are demanding a separate administration for Rakhine State. Neither the Myanmar army nor the majority of Buddhists agree. The Rohingya Muslims were accused of being harassed by the Myanmar army. The military accuses Rohingya of supporting Islamic extremist terrorist groups.

Eventually, thousands of Rohingya fled their homes and fled to Bangladesh, where they are still living in refugee camps along the Bangladesh border. The Myanmar government has been widely accused of committing crimes against Rohingya Muslims. International trials were even held. Even the Nobel Committee threatened to withdraw the Nobel Peace Prize from Suu Kyi. Myanmar was also hit by the Covid 19 epidemic. Myanmar also received the Covid shield vaccine under Modi's "Vaccine Maitri" program. The vaccine has already been given to members of the health sector and members of the military. Myanmar's general election was held on November 8, 2020 in the wake of the ' Covid 19 ' epidemic.

 

Myanmar residents rushed to the polls in the morning with high hopes to cast their ballots as per health instructions. It is to carry forward the democracy that was won in 2015 for the first time. To continue ‘military civilian rule’. The Election Commission said Suu Kyi and her Democratic Party had won a landslide victory in the election results. When the Myanmar Election Commission announced that Aung San Suu Kyi's Democratic League had won more than 60 percent of the vote, opposition political groups supporting the military strongly opposed it. Opposition groups called for a boycott of the by-elections. Opposition groups called for a boycott of the by-elections, citing allegations of fraud. The Myanmar military has called on the Elections Commission to look into the matter, but it has not received a favorable response.

 

Opposition groups called for a boycott of the by-elections in Myanmar. Even the monks joined it. Myanmar Army Commander General Ming Aung Laing has warned on several occasions that the election was rigged and that he would not hesitate to take any action. Myanmar's parliament is scheduled to convene for the first time since the general election on Monday. Earlier, the military arrested Suu Kyi, her party leaders, Election Commission officials and civil society activists, accusing them of rigging the election.

Min, who took over the presidency, has said the state of emergency declared after taking control of the country will be in effect for a year. The military also ordered the shutdown of Internet services. Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing has been appointed Head of State of Myanmar.

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