2018 in Myanmar

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Events in the year 2018 in Myanmar.

Incumbents

• President: Htin Kyaw (until March 21), Win Myint (starting March 30)
• State Counsellor: Aung San Suu Kyi
• First Vice President: Myint Swe
• Second Vice President: Henry Van Thio

Events

January

• 5 January – A military convoy was ambushed in Turaing, Rakhine State, by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army. Seven people were wounded.^[1][2]
• 16 January – Rakhine protesters rioted near a government building in the town of Mrauk U, in Rakhine State, Myanmar, after a ban was issued by local authorities on an event that commemorated the anniversary of the Kingdom of Mrauk U's dissolution.^[3][4] In response to protesters attempting to seize the government building, police fired live ammunition into the crowd, killing seven and wounding twelve.^[5][6]

February

• 21 February – a bomb exploded between two banks in Lashio, Shan State, killing two employees of Yoma Bank and injuring 22 others.^[7]
• 24 February – three bombs exploded around Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State, injuring two people.^[8]

March

• 21 March – Htin Kyaw resigned from his position as President of Myanmar due to ill health.
• 21 March – Myint Swe became the Acting President of Myanmar.
• 30 March – Win Myint became the 10th President of Myanmar.

Deaths

• 2 January – Yell Htwe Aung, comedian, actor, and model (b. 1993)^[9]
• 5 April – Saw O Moo, environmental activist (b. 1975)
• 13 October – U Thuzana, Theravada Buddhist monk and leader of the DKBA (b. 1947)

References