2023 in Myanmar
This is the list of important events happened in Myanmar in 2023. Incumbents

Events

January 
 7 January - One person is killed and 60 others are injured in a prison riot in Pathein. February 
 1 February - On the second anniversary of the 2021 military coup d'état, the military extends the country's state of emergency for another six months, postponing the general election initially scheduled for August 1. The opposition marks the occasion with a silent strike. March 
 29 March - Myanmar's ruling military junta dissolves the National League for Democracy, the political party of former State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. 30 March - Eight people are killed by a bombing in a village in Chin State. April 
 11 April - At least 100 people are killed in an airstrike by the Burmese junta in the village of Pazigyi (Kanbalu Township) in Sagaing region, in the third major civilian attack since the junta's offensive in Sagaing began in February. It is the junta’s deadliest attack since seizing power in 2021. 13 April - Four people are killed and 12 others are injured when a series of car bombs explode during a Thingyan festival in Lashio, Shan State. May 
 5 May - Myanmar's military junta commutes 38 death sentences to life imprisonment as part of a wider amnesty. 6 May - The Motion Picture Award Presentation Ceremony, popularly known as Academy ceremony, was held for the first time in four years. Awards were presented for the films shown in theatre in 2019, 2020 and 2022. Vice-Senior General Soe Win attended the ceremony. 14 May - Cyclone Mocha hit the coastline of Rakhine State in Western Myanmar. Up to 90 percent of Sittwe, the state's capital, had been damged and electricity infrastructure, mobile phone masts and several houses were destroyed. Before the storm made landfall 4,000 out of 300,000 Sittwe residents were evacuated to other cities. The military declare the whole of Rakhine a disaster area. 25 May - Bhamo Sayadaw, one of the most revered monks in Myanmar, passed away at the age of 94. His funeral was held on 6 June in Mandalay. Thousands of followers lined the route of the funeral procession. General Min Aung Hlaing acted as one of the pallbearers. June 
 7 June - Three people are killed by a 4.8 magnitude earthquake in Ayeyarwady Region. 19 June - People across the country participated in the flower strike to mark Aung San Suu Kyi's Birthday. A day later, more than 100 people were arrested for wearing flowers. July 
 12 July - Thai deputy prime minister and foreign minister Don Pramudwinai announces that he visited jailed Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi last week, becoming the first known foreign representative to meet with the deposed state counsellor since the 2021 coup d'état. 31 July - Acting President Myint Swe announces the National Defence and Security Council's extension of the country's state of emergency by six months, likely delaying the general election that was previously pledged to be held by August, saying that the country's situation has "not returned to normalcy yet". August 
 2 and 3 August - A major cabinet reshuffle occurred among the junta appointed officials. Lieutenant Genral Yar Pyae and General Mya Tun Oo were appointed as ministers of Interior and Transportation respectively. Ministry of International Cooperation was abolished and Dr. Thet Thet Khaing became minister of Hotel and Tourism. Several high level officials were also dismissed due to charges of corruption. 8 August - 14 people including a Swiss national were arrested for making a film, the content of which, according to the military, is harmful to Buddhist and Burmese cultural norms. The film is called "Don't Expect Anything" and it was released on Tiktok and YouTube on 24 July. The arrest was condemned by the monks who were opposed to the junta's action. 11 August - Five people are killed and approximately 40,000 are evacuated due to floods and landslides from monsoon rains in Myanmar. 14 August - 2023 Hpakant jade mine disaster - At least 34 miners are missing after a landslide at a jade mine in Hpakant. September 
 3 September - Cobra Column, a resistance group active in Southern Myanmar, made two attacks on the township administrative office in Myawaddy using drones. Five people, including a policeman and a high ranking military official, were killed and 11 were severely wounded. 23 September - An earthquake of 4.8  magnitude lasting for one minute was felt in Yangon around 20:55  MMT. October 
 8 October - Flood in Bago forced more than 10,000 people to evacuate to 34 refugee camps established by the military government. 10 October - According to local media, an attack at an refugee camp of the Kachin Independence Army in Laiza killed 30 people including 13 children and injured 60 others. 15 October - The SAC celebrated the 8th anniversary of signing Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement at Nay Pyi Taw. The ceremony is attended by seven signatories, out of 10 signatories, including the Karen National Liberation Army/Peace Council, Pa-O National Liberation Council, Arakan Liberation Party, Restoration Council of Shan State, Democratic Karen Benevolent Army, New Mon State Party, and Lahu Democratic Union. Three of the NCA signatories, All Burma Students' Democratic Front, Chin National Front and Karen National Union boycotted the anniversary. 21 October - The Tatmadaw conducts airstrikes and deploys additional troops in response to the Kachin Independence Army's attacks near the China–Myanmar border in Mu Se District and Laiza, Kachin State. 27 October - Three ethnic armed organizations- Arakan Army, Ta'ang National Liberation Army and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army- launched simultaneous attacks called Operation 1027 on several military bases and towns in north eastern Myanmar. Lashio airport was shutdown, a bridge was blown up and two women and a child were killed due to the bombardment from the military. 28 October - Ye Htut, former Minister of Information under President Thein Sein, was arrested for inciting public unrest on social media. Holidays
 4 January -Independence Day

References 

 
2010s in Myanmar
Years of the 21st century in Myanmar
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