Myanmar's Civilian Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Back Under House Arrest

A day after Myanmar’s military pulled off a well-choreographed coup, the country’s civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, finds herself right back where she was just over a decade ago — under house arrest.

But this time, her standoff with the military comes after she has sorely disappointed many once-staunch supporters in the international community by cozying up to the country’s generals while in power. Leaders in the West are still denouncing her detention, of course — but they no longer view her as a paragon of democratic leadership.

Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party won last November elections by a landslide, catching the generals by surprise. They immediately cried voter fraud — an allegation the country’s election commission has dismissed — and proved Monday who really controls the country, rounding up Suu Kyi and other top leaders under the cover of darkness, just hours before a new session of Parliament was set to convene.

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[fernandoserrano]

She portrayed herself as a good person until she got power. At that point, she was even more evil than the rulers that preceded her.

[hzza]

Save myanmar🇲🇲 save burma we dont need coup

[humanipulationnation]

So she’s a fraud? She was treated like a victim and soldier for freedom

[wassimzoghlami]

Who would have thought people willing to commit a genocide would not respect a democratic process.

[calla_charlize]

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[joeyanderson]

Looks very much like our Washington situation

[souravghosh]

This is indeed not a good sign. Suu Kyi's political career could be snuffed out the junta this time.

[scottvrosenfeld]

sounds familiar...must've used dominion like us except they're smart and have balls while don't and deserve every little bit of the harsh reality that's coming to us sooner than you think

[ade]

Moral of the story... it's always better to keep a woman in the house (under house arrest)

[hzza]

Save myanmar🇲🇲 save burma we dont need coup

[hzza]

Save myanmar🇲🇲 save burma we dont need coup