Min Aung Hlaing became President of Myanmar.

Key facts

• Min Aung Hlaing assumed the presidency after stepping down as armed forces commander as required by the constitution.
• The newly-elected parliament that selected him is dominated by military loyalists, with the military guaranteed 25% of seats and its party winning nearly 80% of the rest.
• General Ye Win Oo succeeded Min Aung Hlaing as armed forces commander.
• Min Aung Hlaing created a new consultative council that holds paramount authority over civilian and military affairs.
• Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy won a landslide victory in the November 2020 election before the 1 February 2021 coup.
• The National Unity Government, operating from resistance-held areas near the Thailand border, rejects the new government and parliament as illegitimate.