A coup d'état in Myanmar[2][3] began on the morning of 1 February 2021 when State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint, and other leaders of the ruling party were detained by the Tatmadaw, Myanmar's military. Hours later, Myanmar's army declared a yearlong state of emergency and said power had been handed to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Min Aung Hlaing.[4][5]