Min Aung Hlaing

Min Aung Hlaing is a Myanmar army general who led the military takeover of 2021 and became chairman of the military-installed State Administration Council.

Aung San Suu Kyi: A Myanmar politician who led the National League for Democracy and served as state counsellor from 2016 to 2021. Her elected government was displaced when Min Aung Hlaing’s forces seized power.
2021 Myanmar coup d'état: The military seizure of power in Myanmar on 1 February 2021, which removed the elected government. Min Aung Hlaing directed the military takeover that began his current rule.
Myanmar civil disobedience movement: A mass campaign of strikes and noncooperation opposing military rule in Myanmar after the 2021 coup. It emerged in direct opposition to the government Min Aung Hlaing established.
Myanmar election under military rule: An election organized under Myanmar’s post-coup military authorities, whose conditions and legitimacy are contested. The junta’s proposed electoral route raises questions about Min Aung Hlaing’s future political authority.
Soe Win: A Myanmar army general who has served as deputy commander-in-chief of the armed forces and vice chairman of the State Administration Council. He has been Min Aung Hlaing’s senior military deputy and principal political lieutenant.
Myanmar Constitution of 2008: Myanmar’s constitution, which reserves political power and parliamentary seats for the armed forces. Its military privileges provided a legal framework the generals invoked before and after the coup.
National Unity Government of Myanmar: An opposition government formed by elected lawmakers and other opponents of Myanmar’s military coup. It claims national legitimacy against the military administration led by Min Aung Hlaing.
People's Defence Force: An armed resistance organization formed in 2021 under the National Unity Government’s defense ministry. Its conflict with the military tests the junta’s ability to maintain control.
Than Shwe: A Myanmar general who ruled the country as chairman of its military junta from 1992 to 2011. His military rule shaped the institution Min Aung Hlaing later commanded.
State of emergency: A formal condition that grants government exceptional powers during a declared crisis. The military used emergency rule to justify transferring authority after the coup.

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