The following lists events that happened in

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in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Thein Sein Thein Sein (; IPA: ; born 20 April 1944) is a Burmese politician and retired military general who served as the 9th President of Myanmar from 2011 to 2016. He previously served as prime minister from 2007 to 2010, and was considered by many ...

(until March 30), Htin Kyaw (starting March 30) * First Vice President: Sai Mauk Kham (until March 30),

Myint Swe Myint Swe (; ; born 5 June 1950) is a Burmese politician and retired army officer who has been Vice President of Myanmar since 30 March 2016 and previously served as Acting President of Myanmar from 1 February 2021 to 22 July 2024. He also s ...

(starting March 30) * Second Vice President: Nyan Tun (until March 30), Henry Van Thio (starting March 30) * State Counsellor:

Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi (born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and political activist. She was awarded the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize. She served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Myanmar), Ministe ...

(starting April 6)

Events

February

* February 1 - The second session of

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...

, 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 The president of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar () is the head of state and constitutional head of government of Myanmar. The president chairs the National Defence and Security Council and normally leads the Cabinet of Myanmar, the ...

April

* April 6 -

assumed the newly created role of the State Counsellor, a position similar to Prime Minister. * April 13 - A magnitude 6.9

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struck north-west of

Mandalay Mandalay is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. It is located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631 km (392 mi) north of Yangon. In 2014, the city had a population of 1,225,553. Mandalay was founded in 1857 by Ki ...

August

* August 24 - A magnitude 6.8

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 Pagan Kingdom, the first kingdom that unified the regions that w ...

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 Association football, football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation ...

References

{{Year in Asia, 2016

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Years of the 21st century in Myanmar

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