On This Day

On this day in 2022, Ko Jimmy, Ko Phyo Zeya Thaw, Ko Hla Myo Aung and Ko Aung Thura Zaw became the first political prisoners hanged in Myanmar since 1989.

This day in 2021 saw the first in a series of protests engineered by U Khin Yi, now USDP chairman, targeting election officials for certifying the NLD’s poll win.

Four years ago the voters overwhelmingly backed Daw Aung San Suu Kyi for a second term, blocking military chief Min Aung Hlaing’s hopes of retiring into the presidency.

A civilian was sworn in as president on March 30, 2016, in what turned out to be a brief interruption from military rule. 

On this day in 2021, Ma Mya Thwet Thwet Khine became the first person to die as a result of the junta’s crackdown on protesters, 10 days after being shot...

Ma Mya Thwet Thwet Khine, 20, was shot in the head during a protest in Naypyitaw.

On this day a year ago, Min Aung Hlaing voiced his displeasure at the 2020 election outcome by saying the Constitution should be scrapped if it was not being adhered...

The military’s spokesperson said the military would continue its efforts using all means at its disposal until the election dispute was settled.

On this day a year ago, USDP vice chair U Khin Yi organized the first of a series of protests targeting the Union Election Commission for announcing the NLD’s poll...

On this day in 2021, Myanmar’s military chief Min Aung Hlaing alleged that the November 8, 2020 general election was fraudulent and marred by vote rigging.