The following lists events that happened in
2016
File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...
in the
Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
Incumbents
*
President:
Thein Sein (until March 30),
Htin Kyaw (starting March 30)
*
First Vice President:
Sai Mauk Kham
Dr Sai Mauk Kham ( shn, ၸၢႆးမွၵ်ႇၶမ်း, my, စိုင်းမောက်ခမ်း ; born 17 August 1949) is a Burmese politician and physician who currently serves as a House of Representatives MP for Lashio To ...
(until March 30),
Myint Swe (starting March 30)
*
Second Vice President:
Nyan Tun
'' Thray Sithu'' Nyan Tun ( my, ဉာဏ်ထွန်း; born 12 January 1954) is a Burmese politician who currently serves as a member of parliament in the House of Representatives for Zigon Township constituency. He previously served as Sec ...
(until March 30),
Henry Van Thio
Henry Van Thio (; born 9 August 1959) is a Burmese politician who is the Second Vice President of Myanmar since 30 March 2016. He previously served as a member of Amyotha Hluttaw (House of Nationalities). In the 2015 election, he contested and ...
(starting March 30)
*
State Counsellor:
Aung San Suu Kyi (starting April 6)
Events
February
* February 1 - The second session of
House of Representatives, the lower house of the parliament convenes.
* February 3 - The second session of
House of Nationalities, the upper house of the parliament convenes.
* February 8 - The second session of
Assembly of the Union (Union Parliament) convenes
* February 8 - The second session of
State and Regional Hluttaws convene.
March
* March 30 -
Htin Kyaw became the
President of Myanmar.
April
* April 6 -
Aung San Suu Kyi assumed the newly created role of the
State Counsellor, a position similar to Prime Minister.
* April 13 - A magnitude 6.9
earthquake struck north-west of
Mandalay
Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census).
Mandalay was fo ...
.
August
* August 24 - A magnitude 6.8
earthquake struck west of
Chauk. Several temples in the nearby ancient city of
Bagan
Bagan (, ; formerly Pagan) is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Bagan Kingdom, the first kingdom that unified the regions that wou ...
were damaged and four people were reported dead.
Predicted and scheduled events
November
* November 19 - Myanmar along with the Philippines begins hosting the group stages of the
2016 AFF Championship
The 2016 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and officially known as the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016, was the 11th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). The whole tourn ...
.
References
{{Year in Asia, 2016
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Years of the 21st century in Myanmar
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2010s in Myanmar