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Myanmar's Coup Leader Set to Become President
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Myanmar's Coup Leader Set to Become President

General Min Aung Hlaing, who seized power in Myanmar's 2021 military coup and has overseen a brutal civil war since, is set to be formally chosen as the country's president by the newly-elected parliament. The move consolidates the junta's grip on power more than five years after the coup removed elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Myanmar's civil war has killed thousands and displaced over three million people.

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