2024 in Myanmar
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This is the list of important events happened in Myanmar in 2024.
Incumbents[edit]
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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]
Scheduled[edit]
- 25 October – Miss Grand International 2024 at Yangon[23]
Holidays[edit]
Source:[24]
- 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.[25]
References[edit]
- ^ "Myanmar's military government pardons 10,000 prisoners to mark Independence Day". BostonGlobe.com. The Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Residents flee Myanmar into Thailand as fighting intensifies". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ni Ni Lin Eain grabs 1st Runner-Up at Miss Grand International 2023". New Light of Myanmar. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "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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