THE MYANMAR COUP
Myanmar, formerly named Burma, is a country in South-East Asia which recently experienced a coup d’état, which is defined as “an illegal, unconstitutional seizure of power by a political faction, the military, or a dictator”. It occurred on the 1st of February 2021, one day before the members of the National League for Democracy party (NLD), led by Suu Kyi, were to be sworn into the Parliament due to their success at the 8th of November 2020 Myanmar general election...
By Charlotte Fox