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Min Aung Hlaing (Burmese: မင်းအောင်လှိုင်; pronounced [mɪ́ɰ̃ àʊɰ̃ l̥àɪɰ̃]; born 3 July 1956) is a Burmese army general who has ruled Myanmar as the chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) since seizing power in the February 2021 coup d'état.
Min Aung Hlaing rose steadily through the ranks of the Tatmadaw, Myanmar's powerful military, but as commander-in-chief for the past decade he also wielded significant political...
6 days ago · Min Aung Hlaing, military officer of Myanmar who, as commander in chief of the Tatmadaw (Myanmar’s armed forces), was handed power in February 2021 and served as prime minister of a military-led caretaker government from August 2021.
Jul 22, 2024 · Min Aung Hlaing currently chairs the ruling military council and the military-installed-government. He declared himself prime minister six months after the takeover. The...
Feb 1, 2021 · Min Aung Hlaing began his tenure as military chief as Myanmar transitioned to democracy in 2011 after decades of military rule, but remained keen on maintaining the Tatmadaw's...
Jul 24, 2024 · Myanmar junta chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing has taken on the role of “acting president” replacing army-appointed Vice President Myint Swe, who has served in the role since the February ...
Jul 22, 2024 · BANGKOK (AP) — Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of Myanmar’s military-government, on Monday also took the position of acting president to replace the holder of that post who was unable to perform his duties due to health problems, state media reported.
Dec 10, 2021 · Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Hlaing has been accused before the International Criminal Court (ICC) of committing crimes against humanity for overseeing, as army chief, a deadly...
Jan 23, 2024 · Min Aung Hlaing has led Myanmar since 2021 when he ousted the elected government. Last Tuesday, a noisy crowd of several hundred people stood in the small main square of Pyin Oo Lwin, a popular...
But after seizing power in a dawn coup d’état on Feb. 1, 2021, Min Aung Hlaing finds himself in his weakest position since deposing the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung...
