The Biden administration declared on Tuesday that the military takeover of the government in Myanmar was a coup, triggering sanctions and a review of U.S. assistance to the country.
President Biden and senior administration officials had earlier condemned the military takeover that occurred Monday morning but refrained from immediately calling it a coup.
A State Department official said the designation was made following a review of Monday’s events, when the military in Myanmar instituted a state of emergency and arrested democratically elected officials who were set to open the first parliamentary session following the November election.
The military had called the November elections fraudulent despite local and international observers saying they were largely free and fair.
The arrests on Monday included Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel laureate and leader of the ruling party, the National League for Democracy Aung San Suu Kyi. President Win Myint was among the other officials apprehended by the military.
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The US government has no right telling anyone they committed a coup when the DemocRATS stole the presidential election.
“when the DemocRATS stole the presidential election.”
You are welcome to return to reality at any time. Biden won, fairly, despite Trump’s attempts to steal it. And it wasn’t even all that close.
you’re 100% right
Rejecting democracy is bona-fide threatening to free world economics. Hot bed.
But if this military junta change up works, there is fame to ever family restore. Help us Hashem find the difference between economic high interest and limit down age advice. Israel must see biblical health but yet capitalism is only.
A swear in only. Can one compare this to French Joan of Arc? Well, if the Burgundians bear hardness, Myanmarese can berate their cuss up. The basis of civility is dear regular tip.
More than not, I think the young in Myanmar are bowing odd with the apparent red shirt regard today. It seems from reports that is sign for the lady ousted Aung San Sui Kui’s fate. Red clever us seen. World vice says red turns religion away. My take? Watch.