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State Counsellor of Myanmar

2016–2021 · 21st century

The State Counsellor of Myanmar was a post created in April 2016 for Aung San Suu Kyi, who was barred from the presidency by the 2008 constitution because her sons held foreign citizenship. Comparable to a prime minister, it gave her leadership of the government and the right to advise the president and parliament. The office ended with the military coup of 2021.

State Counsellor of Myanmar
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). State Counsellor of Myanmar. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/state-counsellor-of-myanmar
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