During this time, the United Nations and several other organizations have reported consistent and systematic human rights violations in the country.
Myanmar gained its independence on 4 January 1948 from the United Kingdom under the leadership of General Aung San of the National Army.
But the civilian government under U Nu could not solve and improve the situation, and rather threatened the national integration of the country, leading to the coup on March 2, 1962, under General Ne Win.
The main reasons for the coup were a mix of political infighting, policy gridlock, multiple insurgencies on a massive scale, and a declining economy.
[3] The coup on 2 March 1962 led to the end of democratic form of government and the beginning of direct military rule in Myanmar up to 1974.
In February 2021, the Tatmadaw detained State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint, and other government leaders.
They then proceeded to take control of the government, and instituted a one-year state of emergency, with Burma's Commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Min Aung Hlaing, as the leader of the country, serving as the Chairman of the State Administration Council, who has taken on a new title as Prime Minister of a newly formed caretaker government.