Junta Leader Senior Leader General Min Aung Hlaing delivering a speech at the 9th Moscow Conference on International Security in Moscow, Russia in June 2021 (Photo: Reuters/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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Myanmar Coup Rumors Likely Due to Families Preparing to Flee Country
On August 13th, several reports said an alleged coup occurred against Junta leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. Other reports said that Hlaing fled to China to receive political asylum while his deputy fled the country to an unknown destination. However, other reports provided clarity to what happened on the day the alleged coup occurred.