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Myanmar Announces Interim Government With State Council Chief at Helm, Reports Say

© REUTERS / STRINGERFILE PHOTO: Myanmar's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing presides over an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer//File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Myanmar's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing presides over an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer//File Photo - Sputnik International, 1920, 01.08.2021
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The State Administrative Council in Myanmar, consisting of the military that took power in winter, has announced an interim government, the Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.
Min Aung Hlaing, the chairman of the State Administration Council and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, will take up the post of prime minister.
The military came to power in Myanmar on 1 February 2021. Former civilian leaders, including cabinet head Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, were arrested, as the military accused the National League for Democracy (NLD) of committing voter fraud
 
© Sputnik / Mariti Blaise LovellSupporters of the National Unity Government of Myanmar gather outside of Embassy of Myanmar in DC Image/ MariTi Blaise Lovell
Supporters of the National Unity Government of Myanmar gather outside of Embassy of Myanmar in DC Image/ MariTi Blaise Lovell - Sputnik International, 1920, 07.09.2021
Supporters of the National Unity Government of Myanmar gather outside of Embassy of Myanmar in DC Image/ MariTi Blaise Lovell
 
The coup triggered mass demonstrations and was met by violent clashes, resulting in the death of several hundred people.
 
 
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