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Feb 2, 2021 · After a brief period of quasi-democracy, the military led by General Ne Win took control of Burma through a coup d’état in 1962.
- Hunter Marston
Jun 6, 2024 · It’s an unprecedented advance for Chin insurgents fighting against Myanmar’s military dictatorship which crushed the country’s fragile democracy in a coup in 2021. It is the first time that the...
Apr 23, 2021 · Joining Ne Win's army gave some young men a path out of poverty, greater access to education, and the chance to see more of the country, in postings to garrisons across Burma.
Tatmadaw simply means "armed forces" in Burmese, but the name has become synonymous with the current military authority, given its huge power in the country and global notoriety.
Apr 27, 2024 · Two weeks after losing control of their base in Myawaddy, a vital border crossing, soldiers loyal to the military junta that seized power in a coup three years ago have retaken it.
Feb 3, 2021 · General Ne Win, who took power in a military coup, took the country economically and politically down a road informed by a new ideology that mixed together Buddhism and Marxism, known as the ...
Feb 13, 2021 · The military in Myanmar has already filed laughably trivial criminal charges against Aung San Suu Kyi and the elected president, Win Myint, who is also from the NLD.
