Myanmar coup d'état (2021)

The 2021 Myanmar coup d'état occurred on February 1, when the military, led by Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing, seized control from the democratically elected government, citing alleged election fraud. The civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, the National League for Democracy, were detained. The coup disrupted Myanmar’s transition to democracy, prompting widespread protests, civil disobedience, and violent military crackdowns. The military justified their actions as necessary for stability, but the move was widely condemned internationally as a setback for democratic progress in the country.