In February of 2021, Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing wrested power from the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and effectively plunged the Southeast Asian country into a civil war.
Mr Min led the Tatmadaw, or the armed forces of Myanmar, for 15 years and was widely seen by regional experts as harbouring ambitions to lead the state. Five years on, he was elected president of the impoverished nation in a parliamentary vote on Friday.
