The 2021 military coup in Myanmar: planning, developments and reactions

Pilato, Giulio Domenico Gioacchino (A.A. 2024/2025) The 2021 military coup in Myanmar: planning, developments and reactions. Tesi di Laurea in Comparative history of political systems, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Rosario Forlenza, pp. 96. [Master's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

A brief history of contemporary Myanmar: from independence hopes to ethnic paralysis. Impact of the British occupation. Administrative division of the Burma province. Economy and education in British Burma. Emergence of a national feeling in Burma: from 1906 to 1930s. The world war II, the Japanese occupation and the emergence of the anti-fascist people’s freedom league. The new independent Myanmar: first insurgencies, political instability and the rise of the army (1948-1962). The military dictatorship and its impact on Myanmar (1962-1988). The 1988 uprising, the brief end of the military rule and the 1990 coup d’état. The post-BSPP Myanmar: pursue of the military rule in the new globalized world (1990s-2011). The adoption of the 2008 Constitution, the end of military rule and the experiment of managed democracy (2011-2020). The end of the managed democracy and the restauration of the military rule (2020-2021). The unfolding of the 2021 military coup: causes, planning, developments and reactions. Causes and factors behind the coup: end of the political compromise between the army and the National League for democracy. Internal factors that determined the coup. Preparation, development and unfolding of the coup. Domestic reaction to the coup: overt opposition. Gradual escalation by the Tatmadaw. Spread of violence and total escalation. The international reaction to the military coup. Economic isolation from the rest of the world and halt of foreign investments in the country. Protests of Myanmar citizens outside the country. Worsening relations with the ethnic armed organizations (EAOs). Reaction of the international community to the 2021 military coup.

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Bibliografia: pp. 86-93.

Thesis Type: Master's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52)
Chair: Comparative history of political systems
Thesis Supervisor: Forlenza, Rosario
Thesis Co-Supervisor: Ciocca, Paolo
Academic Year: 2024/2025
Session: Summer
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 30 Sep 2025 07:36
Last Modified: 30 Sep 2025 07:36
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/43354

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