Myanmar coup leader Min Aung Hlaing elected president by pro-military parliament

Exam-focused facts from the 4 April 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing won 429 of 584 parliamentary votes cast to become Myanmar’s president.
The vote took place in the pro-military parliament on Friday, as confirmed by combined-house speaker Aung Lin Dwe.
Min Aung Hlaing led the 2021 coup that ousted Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi.
The pro-military Union Solidarity and Development Party secured over 80 percent of contested seats in the December–January election.
Armed-forces members occupy 25 percent of unelected parliamentary seats.
Ye Win Oo, former intelligence chief, succeeded Min Aung Hlaing as commander-in-chief on Monday.
China congratulated Min Aung Hlaing and pledged high-quality Belt and Road cooperation.