The Rohingya genocide is a series of ongoing persecutions by the Myanmar (formerly Burmese) government of the Rohingya people. The largest wave of Rohingya to flee Myanmar happened in 2017, which resulted in the largest human exodus in Asia since the Vietnam War.
Executive branch
| Office | Name | Party |
|---|
| President | Win Myint | National League for Democracy |
| State Counsellor | Aung San Suu Kyi | National League for Democracy |
| Vice-President | Myint Swe | Union Solidarity and Development Party |
| Vice-President | Henry Van Thio | National League for Democracy |
Aung San Suu Kyi's argues that "the greatest threats to global security today come not from the economic deficiencies of the poorest nations but from religious, racial (or tribal), and political dissensions".
The official English name was changed by the country's government from the "Union of Burma" to the "Union of Myanmar" in 1989, and still later to the "Republic of the Union of Myanmar", which since then has been the subject of controversies and mixed incidences of adoption.
Myanmar was granted independence in 1948 as a democratic nation. Following a coup d'état in 1962, it became a military dictatorship under the Burma Socialist Programme Party.
Presidents of Burma/Myanmar (1948–present)
| Union of Burma (1948–1974) |
|---|
| No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office |
|---|
| 9 | Htin Kyaw ???????? (born 1946) | 30 March 2016 |
| — | Myint Swe ???????? (born 1951) Acting President | 21 March 2018 |
| 10 | Win Myint ????????? (born 1951) | 30 March 2018 |
Where did Aung San Suu Kyi go to school?
SOAS University of London1985–1987
Lady Shri Ram College for Women1960–1964
University of Delhi
How to pronounce “Aung San Suu Kyi”
- “Aung” rhymes with “sound” (without the 's' and 'd');
- “San” rhymes with “sun,” except with a long vowel.
- “Su” ends abruptly, like French 'zut,' or less closely, to English “loot” (replace the 't' with an abrupt stop)
- “Kyi” is a softened “Chee.” Like the French or Spanish 'k. '
Is it possible to revoke a Nobel Prize? No, it is not possible according to the statutes of the Nobel Foundation, § 10. Why do you use the word Nobel Laureate and not Nobel Prize Winner? The awarding of the Nobel Prizes is not a competition or lottery, and therefore there are no winners or losers.
What country is Aung San Suu Kyi from?
More than 14,500 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh between January and November 2018 to escape ongoing persecution and violence in Myanmar, joining almost 1 million others from 2017 and previous years in precarious, overcrowded camps. Conditions remain dire for the estimated 500,000-600,000 Rohingya still in Rakhine State.
State Counsellor of Myanmar
| State Counsellor of Myanmar ?????????????????? ???????????????????? |
|---|
| Incumbent Aung San Suu Kyi since 6 April 2016 |
| Style | His/Her Excellency the State Counsellor |
| Residence | Naypyidaw |
| Nominator | Assembly of the Union |
How old is Aung San Suu Kyi?
Who is the husband of Aung San Suu Kyi?
What was the name of Aung San Suu Kyi party?
National League for Democracy
On 28 March 2018, the Assembly of the Union elected Win Myint as the 10th president of Myanmar.
The House of Nationalists (Burmese: ??????????????????, IPA: [??mjóðá l???t?`] Amyotha Hluttaw) is the upper house of the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the bicameral legislature of Myanmar (Burma). It consists of 224 members, of whom 168 are directly elected and 56 appointed by the Myanmar Armed Forces.
President. Sao Shwe Thaik became the president of the Union of Burma on 4 January 1948 at its independence, served as the head of state until 16 March 1952. The following is his first presidential address to the nation on the day of independence, 4 January 1948.
