Min Aung Hlaing

Min Aung Hlaing

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Min Aung Hlaing is the current commander-in-chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces and has been in power since the military coup in February 2021. He has been a key figure in the military's crackdown on dissent and has faced widespread condemnation for human rights abuses, particularly against the Rohingya minority. Recently, he was named in an Argentine court's arrest order for alleged involvement in genocide and crimes against humanity against the Rohingya people.

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Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing is in India on a five-day visit to discuss various topics with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Why Myanmar president's India visit is being closely watched
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-06-02
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Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing embarked on an official visit to India to deepen ties.

Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing in India to deepen ties
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-05-30
4.0

Der Internationale Strafgerichtshof hat einen Haftbefehl gegen den Junta-Führer Min Aung Hlaing ausgestellt.

Osttimor stört die Einigkeit in der Asean – und eröffnet Verfahren gegen Myanmar
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-02-17
2.0

Min Aung Hlaing is the current military leader of Myanmar who sought alliances to combat the call center gangs.

จีนประหาร 4 มาเฟีย "ตระกูลไป๋" เครือข่ายแก๊งคอลเซ็นเตอร์เมียนมา
Thai Rath·ThailandThailand· 2026-02-02
5.0

Min Aung Hlaing became the leader of the military government in Myanmar after the coup in 2021.

Sfârșitul familiei mafiote Ming: China a executat 11 membri ai clanului, inclusiv lideri și moștenitori, vinovați de crime, fraude și trafic de persoane
Adevărul·RomaniaRomania· 2026-01-29
3.0

Min Aung Hlaing may one day lie in a military graveyard, but his grave will remain a monument of hatred when tyranny ends.

মিয়ানমারে স্বৈরাচারদের পতন হয় না কেন
Prothom Alo·BangladeshBangladesh· 2026-01-27
2.0
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Ne Win
Kyo Zaw
Kyo Zaw

Min Aung Hlaing is the leader of the junta who visited a polling station in civilian clothes.

Mjanmā vēlēšanās uzvarējusi armijas atbalstītā partija / Diena
Diena·LatviaLatvia· 2026-01-26
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Aung San Suu Kyi

Min Aung Hlaing is the leader of the junta that has been in power since the coup in 2021.

Birmanie : la junte revendique la victoire aux législatives, un scrutin dénoncé par l’ONU
Le Monde·FranceFrance· 2026-01-26
3.0

Min Aung Hlaing is the junta chief expected to become president following the election.

‘This is a fake election’: Polls close in Myanmar but voters have little doubt junta proxy will prevail | Myanmar
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-01-26
3.0

Min Aung Hlaing is the junta chief who has not ruled out serving as president after the election.

Myanmar’s junta wraps election with ally set to triumph
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-01-25
3.0

Gen Min Aung Hlaing is expected to be chosen as the new president after the elections.

Party backed by generals set for landslide in 'sham' Myanmar election
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-01-25
3.0

Min Aung Hlaing is the head of the junta who has not ruled out running for the presidency after the newly elected parliament convenes.

Birmanie : dernier tour des élections législatives pour sceller la victoire du parti aligné sur la junte
Le Monde·FranceFrance· 2026-01-25
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Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has defended the vote as 'free and fair', presenting it as a return to democracy and stability.

Myanmar election enters final stage amid airstrikes and exclusions | Myanmar
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-01-25
3.0

He launched his coup on 1 February 2021, the day Aung San Suu Kyi was due to inaugurate her new government.

Aung San Suu Kyi casts a long shadow over Myanmar from behind bars
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-01-15
2.0

Min Aung Hlaing is the leader of the military junta in Myanmar who may consider stepping down from his military role.

Mianmaro kariuomenę palaikanti partija skelbia laimėjusi chuntos surengtus rinkimus
15min – major Lithuanian news website·LithuaniaLithuania· 2026-01-14
3.0

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is investigating Myanmar's military ruler, Min Aung Hlaing.

Top UN court begins hearings in Rohingya genocide case
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-01-12
2.0

Min Aung Hlaing is the head of the military government that pardoned over 6,100 prisoners.

Government releases more than 6,100 prisoners on independence anniversary | World News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2026-01-12
3.0

Min Aung Hlaing is the junta leader of Myanmar, seeking legitimacy through upcoming elections.

Myanmar’s elections will be neither free nor fair. But could they rattle the deadly status quo?
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-12-23
3.0

Min Aung Hlaing stated that relations between the countries are currently at the highest level.

Дипломатическое представительство Мьянмы в Минске повысят до уровня посольства
Наша Ніва (Nasha Niva)·BelarusBelarus· 2025-11-29
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Alexander Lukashenko

The meeting ceremony between Alexander Lukashenko and Min Aung Hlaing was marked by a guard of honor.

Лукашенко встретился с и.о. президента Мьянмы
Наша Ніва (Nasha Niva)·BelarusBelarus· 2025-11-28
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Alexander Lukashenko

Lukashenko is scheduled to negotiate with Min Aung Hlaing, the acting president of Myanmar.

В Мьянме перед приездом Лукашенко освободили более 3 тысяч политзаключенных
Наша Ніва (Nasha Niva)·BelarusBelarus· 2025-11-27
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Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Lukashenko

Min Aung Hlaing is the leader of Myanmar's military junta.

মিয়ানমারের জান্তাবিরোধী বিপ্লব যেভাবে নষ্ট করল চীন
Prothom Alo·BangladeshBangladesh· 2025-11-19
3.0

Min Aung Hlaing led the military coup that seized power from the democratically elected government.

Біля Малайзії триває рятувальна операція після перевороту човнів з біженцями рохінджа
Українська правда (Ukrayinska Pravda)·UkraineUkraine· 2025-11-10
2.0

Min Aung Hlaing, who now heads Myanmar's military government, led an operation to oust the town's then-dominant warlord.

Thousands of Chinese lured abroad and forced to be scammers
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-11-08
3.0

Min Aung Hlaing, who now leads Myanmar's military government, helped the Bai family rise to power in the 2000s.

China sentences infamous Myanmar scam mafia members to death
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-11-04
3.0

Min Aung Hlaing is the leader of Myanmar and is involved in the country's governance.

เมียนมากวาดล้างสแกมเมอร์ เมืองมหาภัย “เคเค ปาร์ค” (คลิป)
Thai Rath·ThailandThailand· 2025-11-01
6.0

Min Aung Hlaing is the military leader who executed the coup in Myanmar, seizing power from Aung San Suu Kyi's government.

"Катували, вилучали органи і вбивали": розслідування розкрило звірства кібершахраїв у М'янмі
Українська правда (Ukrayinska Pravda)·UkraineUkraine· 2025-10-24
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