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Myanmar announces emergency, military coup overthrows Suu Kyi govt

Myanmar announces emergency, military coup overthrows Suu Kyi govt

Myanmar's military has seized power after detaining de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior members of her governing party. All authority has been given to the top army commander and a one-year state of emergency has been declared, a statement on military TV said. Myanmar has announced that TV channels, phone lines and internet services have been cut off in the nation following the coup staged by the country's military on Monday morning. This comes months after Suu Kyi's party managed to bag a landslide victory in the election.

Aung San Suu Kyi‘s political party is calling on people in Myanmar to resist the military coup on Monday that saw Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders arrested and military leaders declare emergency control of the government.

The statement on Facebook from the National League for Democracy called the actions of the military unjustified, and said they went against both the constitution and the will of the voters, according to the Associated Press. It warned of a return to “military dictatorship” just five years after Suu Kyi won political leadership of the country from the junta in free elections.

Earlier on Monday, Myanmar’s military, called the Tatmadaw, said it had taken emergency control of the government for one year in part due to the military’s claims of voter fraud in the Nov. 8 election, which it lost badly. Read More...

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