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“In fact, the coup may ultimately prove to be the dramatic end to the older generation of leadership in Myanmar.”
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chief of mission in Myanmar from 1999 to 2002. “The coup and its aftermath are not so much the end of a democratization process in Myanmar as they are proof that democratization has actually taken hold of the younger generation,” Priscilla Clapp, who served as the U.S. The country’s current delegate has declared his allegiance to the unity government. And it has accomplished a kind of standoff at the U.N., which delayed action on a request by Myanmar’s military government for its representative to take its seat. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met virtually with two of its representatives. While no foreign government has recognized the so-called National Unity Government, U.S. It, not Suu Kyi, who was arrested in the takeover, has been at the forefront of the opposition - and has garnered significant support among the general population. It was very consciously assembled to be a diverse group, including representatives of ethnic minorities and one openly gay member, unusual in socially conservative Myanmar. Within days, a mix of old and new guard, including elected lawmakers who were prevented from taking their seats by the takeover, announced a shadow administration that declared itself the nation’s only legitimate government. As a military crackdown on demonstrations grew increasingly violent, protesters moved to arm themselves. People took to the streets en masse almost immediately and have continued sporadic protests since then. But erasing the gains of a decade of opening up has proved more difficult. 1 pushed Suu Kyi’s elected government from power, throwing the country into turmoil.