The detention on Monday of Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint and other senior officials and political figures, in what some were calling a coup by the military, followed months of escalating tensions in the southeast Asian country.
Here is a timeline of events leading up to this: Myanmar crisis: A timeline
Soldiers clear traffic as an armored personnel vehicle moves on a road in Yangon, Myanmar, January 28, 2021. /Reuters
Soldiers clear traffic as an armored personnel vehicle moves on a road in Yangon, Myanmar, January 28, 2021. /Reuters