YANGON — Myanmar’s military seized power on February 1, ousting the civilian government and arresting its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
The 100 days that have followed have seen mass street protests, bloody crackdowns by the junta, economic turmoil and growing international concern.
A recap of events:
Back to the old days
The generals stage a coup on February 1, detaining Nobel peace laureate Suu Kyi and her top allies in pre-dawn raids.
It ends Myanmar’s decade-long experiment with democracy after close to half a century of military rule.
The generals claim fraud in November’s elections, which Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party won by a landslide.
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