2023 in Myanmar
Incumbents
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Events
- 7 January - One person is killed and 60 others are injured in a prison riot in Pathein.[1]
- 1 February - On the second anniversary of the 2021 military coup d'état, the military extends the country's state of emergency for another six months, postponing the general election initially scheduled for August 1.[2] The opposition marks the occasion with a silent strike.[3]
- 29 March - Myanmar's ruling military junta dissolves the National League for Democracy, the political party of former State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.[4]
- 30 March - Eight people are killed by a bombing in a village in Chin State.[5]
- 11 April - At least 100 people are killed in an airstrike by the Burmese junta in the village of Pazigyi (Kanbalu Township) in Sagaing region, in the third major civilian attack since the junta's offensive in Sagaing began in February. It is the junta’s deadliest attack since seizing power in 2021.[6]
- 13 April - Four people are killed and 12 others are injured when a series of car bombs explode during a Thingyan festival in Lashio, Shan State.[7]
- 5 May - Myanmar's military junta commutes 38 death sentences to life imprisonment as part of a wider amnesty.[8]
Holidays
- 4 January -Independence Day
References
- "Prisoner killed, dozens wounded in Myanmar jail riot". Hindustan Times. 2023-01-07. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- "Myanmar junta extends state of emergency, effectively delaying polls". France 24. 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- Head, Jonathan; Slow, Oliver (1 February 2023). "Myanmar coup anniversary: 'Silent strike' marks two years of military rule". BBC News. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- "Myanmar's military dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD party | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News". NHK WORLD. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- "Myanmar resistance says military bombing kills 8 civilians". AP NEWS. 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- Paddock, Richard C. (2023-04-11). "Airstrike in Rebel-Held Region of Myanmar Kills at Least 100". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- "Four killed, several injured in car bomb blasts during New Year festival in Myanmar". WION. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- "Myanmar military commutes 38 death sentences as part of amnesty". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
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