Bringing Myanmar back from the abyss

Bringing Myanmar back from the abyss

East Asia Forum·2021-03-22 11:01

Author: Editorial Board, ANU

Myanmar’s military junta has ditched any effort to put a benign face on the coup it enacted on 1 February. It originally announced a state of emergency with a view to preparing Myanmar for new elections to supersede the November 2020 polls, which it claims were fraudulent. The generals painted their seizure of power as a temporary detour away from the political reform process they had overseen since 2010.

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