Myanmar coup timeline: from Aung San Suu Kyi’s detention and street protests to UN backlash and internet shutdowns

It has been two weeks since Myanmar’s military took control of the country on February 1 and declared a state of emergency

Peaceful street protests and a civil disobedience campaign have spread in the country as the UN, US and others have denounced the junta

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Riot police stand guard near a prison during a demonstration by protesters against the military coup in Naypyidaw on Monday. Photo: AFP

Published: 9:00am, 16 Feb 2021Updated: 9:25am, 16 Feb 2021

The following is a two-week timeline of events since Myanmar’s military took power in a coup on Monday, February 1, starting from when civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained by the Myanmar military and a state of emergency declared in the country.

February 1: Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and other senior figures from the National League for Democracy (NLD) are detained in an early morning raid.

The military declares a state of emergency for a year, and says it carried out the detentions in response to alleged election fraud, handing power to army chief Min Aung Hlaing.

The NLD publishes a statement on behalf of Suu Kyi written before she was detained, urging people to protest the military coup.

The junta removes 24 ministers and deputies, naming 11 replacements.

February 2: Min Aung Hlaing tells the first meeting of his new government it was inevitable the army would have to take power after its protests over alleged election fraud.

Vehicle horns and pans being struck are heard around Yangon after dark in protest against the coup.