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All eyes on Myanmar army chief Min Aung Hlaing as military seizes power

Myanmar military chief Gen. Min Aung Hlaing and National League for Democracy party leader Aung San Suu Kyi shake hands after their meeting at the commander in-chief's office in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, in December 2015. | AFP-JIJI

Reuters

Feb 1, 2021

Myanmar's powerful military chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, is in the spotlight after politicians from the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party were detained and the army announced it was taking power.

Myanmar's military is notoriously reclusive and even sophisticated observers know little about its inner workings.

Here are some key facts about its leader and the army's enduring role in the political system:

All eyes on Myanmar army chief Min Aung Hlaing as military seizes power

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