2024 in Myanmar
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This is the list of important events happened in Myanmar in 2024.
Incumbents
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Acting President | Min Aung Hlaing (acting president, since 22 July) |
| Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister | ||
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Vice Chairman of the State Administration Council Deputy Prime Minister |
Soe Win |
| First Vice President | Myint Swe (acting president, until 22 July) | |
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Second Vice President | Henry Van Thio (until 22 April) |
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Deputy Prime Minister | Mya Tun Oo |
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Deputy Prime Minister | Tin Aung San |
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Deputy Prime Minister | Win Shein |
Ongoing
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 4 January – The junta announces the pardon of 9,652 prisoners, including 114 foreigners, to mark the country's independence day.[1]
- 5 January – Operation 1027:
- Battle of Laukkai: The MNDAA gain full control of Laukkai, capital of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone following the mass surrender of thousands of Tatmadaw forces, officials and their families within the city. Among those who surrender are 228 officers, including six brigadier generals.[2][3] UWSA forces seize Hopang, the capital of the Wa Self-Administered Division, on the same day.[4]
- 7 January –
- Operation 1027:
- The Three Brotherhood Alliance claims that it had captured the towns of Kutkai and Theinni at midnight after seizing Tatmadaw posts in the area, including the headquarters of the 16th Military Operations Command in Theinni.[5]
- Tatmadaw airstrikes kill at least 17 people, including nine children, and injure 20 others in Kanan village, Sagaing.[6]
- 14 January – The Arakan Army seizes the township of Paletwa in Chin State in western Myanmar which borders Bangladesh.[7]
- 15 January – Operation 1027:
- The Arakan Army captures the town of Paletwa in Chin State following fighting since November 13, 2023.
February
[edit]- 9 February – At least 340 members of Myanmar's Border Guard Police flee into neighboring Bangladesh and are disarmed and detained by Border Guard Bangladesh in the past week amidst continued fighting against the Arakan Army.[8]
- 11 February – The military junta announces that all men aged 18 to 35 and all women aged 18 to 27 will be required to complete two years of mandatory military service, amid territorial losses to anti-junta forces in the ongoing civil war.[9]
- 13 February – The Arakan Army claims to have sunk three junta ships travelling on the Kaladan River in Rakhine State, resulting in up to 900 deaths. The sinking is one of the largest losses in the navy's history.[10]
- 20 February –The Pa-O National Liberation Army claims that shelling by the Tatmadaw killed seven refugees in Hsi Hseng.[11]
March
[edit]- 7 March –
- The Kachin Independence Army launches a major offensive against junta outposts near Laiza and on the highway between Bhamo and Myitkyina. Five outposts are seized, and fighting breaks out at five others.[12]
- Local PDF groups capture the town of Kani, in Sagaing Region.[13]
- 28 March – Operation 0307: The Kachin Independence Army captures the town of Lweje and its nearby border crossings in Kachin State, Myanmar, after Tatmadaw forces abandon their posts and flee across the border into China.[14]
April
[edit]- 4 April – The National Unity Government of Myanmar launches an air attack involving 29 drones on junta targets in the capital Naypyidaw.[15]
- 6 April – Operation 1111: The Karen National Union captures the town of Myawaddy in Kayin State, on the border with Thailand, as hundreds of junta troops surrender and hand over their weapons to rebel forces.[16]
- 11 April –
- 16 April – The junta announces that deposed State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and president Win Myint have been transferred to house arrest due to a heat wave.[19]
- 22 April – Vice President Henry Van Thio resigns due to unspecified health reasons.[20]
May
[edit]- 5 May – The Kachin Independence Army announces the capture of the town of Sumprabum.[21]
- 6 May – The Arakan Army announces the capture of a junta base in Buthidaung after a siege.[21]
- 18 May – The Arakan Army announces the capture of Buthidaung, with unconfirmed reports of the town being set on fire.[22]
- 29 May – The Tatmadaw is accused of massacring 76 people in the village of Byine Phyu, Rakhine State.[23]
July
[edit]- 2 July – Thousands of residents are stranded in homes across northern Myanmar due to flooding.[24]
- 7 July – The Arakan Army seizes control of Thandwe Airport in Rakhine State from the Tatmadaw.[25]
- 10 July – The Ta'ang National Liberation Army announces the capture of the town of Nawnghkio in Shan State from the Tatmadaw.[26]
- 22 July – Min Aung Hlaing, the Chairman of the State Administration Council, is named acting president after Myint Swe goes on medical leave.[27]
- 25 July – The junta and the rebel Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army both claim to have captured Lashio, which houses a major Tatmadaw garrison, and Mogok, the center of the country's gem-mining industry.[28]
August
[edit]- 2 August:
- The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army claims to have captured the headquarters of the Tatmadaw's Northeast Command in Lashio.[29]
- A Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin of the Myanmar Air Force crashes in Hmawbi Township, killing two occupants including Air Force Major General Soe Tin Latt and injuring two others.[30][31]
- 5 August– At least 150 Rohingyas are killed while trying to flee to Bangladesh following an artillery and drone attack in Maungdaw that is blamed on the Arakan Army.[32]
- 21 August– Two freelance journalists are killed in a raid on one of the victims' residences by the Tatmadaw in Kyaikto, Mon State.[33]
- 28 August:
- Junta forces launch a major counteroffensive against rebels in Kachin State, following the fall of Momauk to the Kachin Independence Army.[34]
- A UN official says that the Arakan Army has begun indiscriminately attacking the Muslim Rohingya minority in Rakhine State after capturing much of the state, forcing thousands of people to flee. The rebel group is reportedly "rounding up groups" of Rohingya men and shelling Rohingya villages.[35]
September
[edit]- 2 September– The Tatmadaw designates the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, the Ta'ang National Liberation Army and the Arakan Army as "terrorist" groups.[36]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[37]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 4 January – Independence Day
- 12 February - Union Day
- 2 March – Peasants' Day
- 24 March – Full Moon Day of Tabaung
- 27 March – Armed Forces Day
- 13 April – Myanmar New Year
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 22 May – Full Moon Day of Kason
- 16 June – Eid al-Adha
- 19 July – Martyrs' Day
- 20 July – Full Moon Day of Waso
- 16–18 October – Full Moon Day of Thadingyut
- 14–15 November – Full moon day of Tazaungmon
- 25 November – National Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Deaths
[edit]- 1 June – Tin Oo (b. 1927), minister of defence (1974–1977), commander-in-chief of defence services (1974–1976) and cofounder of the National League for Democracy.[38]
References
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- ^ "MNDAA captures military command centre outside Laukkai, taking full control of city". Myanmar Now. 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ Maung, Thura (2023-01-06). "လောက်ကိုင်မြို့အား သိမ်းပိုက်လိုက်ပြီဟု MNDAAကြေငြာ". The Irrawaddy (in Burmese). Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ "ဟိုပန်နဲ့ ပန်လုံမြို့တွေကို UWSA ဝင်ရောက်တပ်စွဲ". RFA (in Burmese). 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ "Three Brotherhood Alliance Captures Junta's Hsenwi Base and Kutkai Operation Command". Burma News International. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ Peck, Grant. "Air attack in Myanmar kills 17, including children; military denies responsibility". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Arakan Army Declares Victory in Paletwa, Myanmar's Chin State". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "340 Myanmar troops flee into Bangladesh during fighting with armed ethnic group". ABC News. Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ Stambaugh, Alex (2024-02-11). "Myanmar junta enforces compulsory military service law". CNN. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Arakan Army Sinks Three Junta Naval Ships in Myanmar". 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "Shelling kills 7 displaced people in Myanmar, including a minor". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ "In northern Myanmar, Kachin rebels claim attacks on army outposts as offensive gathers pace". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Myanmar Resistance Fighters Poised to Capture Key Town in Sagaing Region". March 7, 2024.
- ^ "Kachin Rebels Claim China Border Trade Town After Ousting Nine Myanmar Junta Battalions". March 29, 2024.
- ^ "Myanmar's military-ruled capital attacked by drones". BBC. April 4, 2024.
- ^ "Myanmar military loses border town in another big defeat". BBC News. 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ Sidhu, Helen Regan, Kocha Olarn, Sandi (2024-04-11). "Myanmar military loses control of key town on Thai border, rebels say, in major win for anti-junta resistance". CNN. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
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- ^ "Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest amid heatwave". Al Jazeera. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Myanmar's figurehead vice president, a rare holdover from Suu Kyi's civilian government, steps down". Associated Press. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Powerful ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to capture base and hundreds of soldiers". Associated Press. May 7, 2024.
- ^ "As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again". Associated Press. May 19, 2024.
- ^ "Myanmar's military government denies allegations by ethnic army foe that it killed 76 villagers". Associated Press. June 6, 2024.
- ^ "Thousands Trapped In Northern Myanmar Flooding". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ^ "Myanmar's ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government". Associated Press. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ "Myanmar Ethnic Armed Group Claims Control Of Town On Key Highway To China". Barron's. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ "The leader of Myanmar's army government is named acting president so he can renew state of emergency". Ap News. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ "Ethnic armed groups in Myanmar claim capture of regional military headquarters and gem mining center". AP News. 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
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- ^ Now, Myanmar (2024-08-28). "Myanmar junta launches major counteroffensive in southern Kachin State". Myanmar Now. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
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- ^ "Myanmar regime labels key ethnic armed groups 'terrorist' organisations". Al Jazeera. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Myanmar Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Tin Oo, a close ally of Myanmar's Suu Kyi and co-founder of her pro-democracy party, dies at 97". Associated Press. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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