George Wright Mon, June 22, 2026 at 3:40 p.m. UTC 3 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Min Aung Hlaing, the general who launched the 2021 military coup, is now president [AFP via Getty Images] Myanmar's military was responsible for more than 700 civilian deaths over the six-month election period last year, the UN says.