National Unity Government of Myanmar

National Unity Government
Cabinet of Myanmar
Date formed	16 April 2021; 9 months ago (2021-04-16)
People and organisations
President	Win Myint[a]
Vice President	Duwa Lashi La
State Counsellor	Aung San Suu Kyi[a]
Prime Minister	Mahn Win Khaing Than
History
Outgoing election	2020 Myanmar general election
Incoming formation	The 2021 Myanmar coup d'état ousted the Myanmar government and thus, the NUG was formed in opposition to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
Predecessor	CRPH

Politics of Myanmar
Constitution 2008 Constitution Constitutional Tribunal Chairman:
Government State Administration Council President (list) Myint Swe (acting) Prime Minister (list) Min Aung Hlaing Deputy Prime Minister () Soe Win Cabinet Management Committee of the State Administration Council
Assembly of the Union House of Nationalities Speaker House of Representatives Speaker Opposition Political parties USDP NLD SNDP NUP NDF RNDP
Supreme Court Chief Justice: Htun Htun Oo
Recent elections General: 2015 2020 next
Administrative divisions States · Regions · Union Territories Self-Administered Zones and Divisions Districts Townships
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Wunna Maung Lwin Ministry of International Cooperation Minister: Ko Ko Hlaing Diplomatic missions of / in Myanmar Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Exiled government Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw National Unity Government
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The National Unity Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burmese: အမျိုးသားညီညွတ်ရေး အစိုးရ; abbreviated NUG) is a Myanmar government in exile formed by the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), a group of elected lawmakers and members of parliament ousted in the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.The Parliament of Europe and France are called , supported and Acknowledged to National Unity Government (NUG) is Legetamate Government of Myanmar. It includes representatives of the National League for Democracy (the deposed ruling party of former state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi), ethnic minority insurgent groups, and various minor parties.^[1] The State Administration Council—the country's ruling military junta—has declared the NUG illegal^[2] and a terrorist organization.^[3]

In May 2021, the NUG announced the formation of a "People's Defense Force", and in September the launch of a "defensive war" and nation-wide revolution against the military junta.^[4][5] As of September 2021, the NUG had established representative offices in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Czech Republic, Australia, and South Korea.^[6]

History[]

Following the 1 February 2021 military coup, a Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (the Myanmar legislature) was created by members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) who had been elected as lawmakers in the 2020 general election.^[7][8] It claimed to be the legitimate legislative authority for Myanmar.^[7][8] It named a set of office-holders of the National Unity Government on 16 April, which included members of the NLD, other parties and independents.^[9]

The NUG immediately sought international recognition as the government of Myanmar and gained a lot of support from the people of Myanmar.^[10] When the NUG was announced, its designated minister for home affairs and immigration, Lwin Ko Latt, stated that he expected recognition by several countries soon.^[11] The International Trade Union Confederation called for recognition of the NUG by governments and the United Nations,^[12] and the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights, a group of pro-human rights lawmakers within ASEAN countries, called on ASEAN to invite the NUG to the ASEAN Leaders Meeting on 24 April rather than representatives of the military junta.^[13]

On 5 May 2021, the NUG announced the formation of "People's Defense Force" as its armed wing to launch an armed revolution against the military junta, which designated it a terrorist organization on 8 May.^[4][3]

On 7 September 2021, the NUG announced the launch of a defensive war against the military junta, and urged the citizens to revolt against the junta in every corner of the country.^[5]

On 6 October 2021, Malaysia's foreign minister Saifuddin Abdullah warned the Burmese military it was prepared to hold official talks with the NUG if the military did not cooperate with the terms of ASEAN's five-point consensus.^[14]

International recognition[]

In September 2021, in the leadup to the 76th United Nations General Assembly, the UN had been expected to make a formal decision on recognizing the legitimate government of Myanmar.^[15] A behind-the-scenes compromise between the US and China, prevented the Burmese military's representatives from attending the session, effectively forestalling a decision to replace Kyaw Moe Tun, the incumbent Permanent Representative of Myanmar who represents the NUG.^[15][16]

On 5 October 2021, the French Senate unanimously passed a resolution to formally recognise the NUG as the official government of Myanmar.^[17][18] On 7 October 2021, the European Parliament followed suit, adopting a resolution that recognises the CRPH and the NUG as the only legitimate representatives of Myanmar.^[19]

Office holders[]

Executives of the Government[]

Ministers of the Government[]

See also[]

• National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (1990–2012)

References[]

External links[]

• Official website