At dawn on February 1, 2021, Myanmar’s armed forces seized control of the country once again, bringing an end to over a decade of attempted democratization. The leaders of the government that had won the November 2020 elections were taken into custody, and Commander-in-Chief General Min Aung Hlaing assumed power over the nation of 54 million, declaring a one-year state of emergency.
This brief analysis reviews the background and possible implications of the military takeover.
