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Myint Swe
![Myanmar Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing Named Acting President Myanmar Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing Named Acting President](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-01-102200.jpg)
Myanmar Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing Named Acting President
By Sebastian Strangio
The announcement followed reports that the current acting president, Myint Swe, has been placed on medical leave.
![Did the Myanmar Coup Install an Illegitimate President? Did the Myanmar Coup Install an Illegitimate President?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-11-3.jpg)
Did the Myanmar Coup Install an Illegitimate President?
By Melissa Crouch
The junta-appointed president, Myint Swe, may face the same citizenship questions as Aung San Suu Kyi.
![The Regional Repercussions of the Myanmar Coup The Regional Repercussions of the Myanmar Coup](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-02-05-5.jpg)
The Regional Repercussions of the Myanmar Coup
By OBA Mie
The coup this week underscores the contradictions in ASEAN.
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It’s Good to Be the Tatmadaw
By Ben Dunant
Formerly a global pariah, the Burmese military now enjoys a growing embrace by the West and public support at home.
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