The Burmese army has just orchestrated a coup d’État, the 4th since independence in 1948. Head of State Win Myint and the country’s iconic leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, have been arrested, along with several other members of their political party, the National League for Democracy (NLD). The new military power, led by General Myint Swe, has established a state of emergency for a year.
