1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated January 21, 2021Burma: Key Issues in 2021Burma (Myanmar) has been embroiled in a low-grade civil war between its military, known as the Tatmadaw, and over 20 ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) as far back as 1962, when the Tatmadaw overthrew a democratically el
2、ected civilian government. In 2011, the Tatmadaw handed power over to a hybrid civilian-military Union Government based on a 2008 constitution largely written by the Tatmadaw. The Obama and Trump Administrations attempted to foster Burmas return to democratic civilian rule by supporting the Union Go
3、vernment and its current leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Major Events in 2020 For Burma, the year 2020 was marked by the continued intensification of the countrys civil war, stalled peace talks, marred parliamentary elections, investigations of allegations of genocide, and the outbreak of the Coronavirus D
4、isease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Aung San Suu Kyi and her political party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), retained a supermajority following the November parliamentary elections, securing five more years in office. Civil War Burmas civil war intensified in 2020, despite the Tatmadaw declar