National Unity Government of Myanmar

National Unity Government

Cabinet of Myanmar in exile
Date formed16 April 2021; 3 years ago (2021-04-16)
People and organisations
PresidentDuwa Lashi La (acting)
Prime MinisterMahn Win Khaing Than
No. of ministers28
History
Outgoing election2020 Myanmar general election
Incoming formation2021 Myanmar coup d'état
leads to formation of the
NUG in exile
PredecessorActing Cabinet of the CRPH
Politics of Myanmar
Constitution
Government
Legislature (dissolved)
Judiciary
Recent elections
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations
Exiled 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 European Parliament has recognized the NUG as the legitimate 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 (SAC)—the country's ruling military junta—has declared the NUG illegal[2] and a terrorist organization,[3] while the NUG designated the Tatmadaw and its affiliated organizations as terrorist organizations under Section 3 of Myanmar’s Counter-Terrorism Law.[4]

In May 2021, the NUG announced the formation of a "People's Defense Force", and in September the launch of a "defensive war" and nationwide revolution against the military junta.[5][6] As of September 2021, the NUG had established representative offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Norway, France, Czech Republic, Australia, and South Korea.[7] On 1 February 2022, the Foreign Affairs Ministry of the NUG appointed Saw Ba Hla Thein as the first representative to Japan.[8]

Although the NUG is widely described as a government-in-exile,[1][9] it has not declared a temporary capital in another country or in Myanmar, and instead conducts its operations remotely and from hiding within Myanmar.[10][11]

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  3. ^ "Myanmar junta designates shadow government as 'terrorist' group". Deutsche Welle. 8 May 2021. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. ^ ""Announcement on Counter Terrorism and Designation of Terrorist Organizations"". Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  5. ^ Strangio, Sebastian (6 May 2021). "Can Myanmar's New 'People's Defense Force' Succeed?". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Myanmar shadow government launches 'people's defensive war'". Al Jazeera. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Myanmar shadow government sets up office in South Korea". Nikkei Asia. 18 September 2021. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  8. ^ ""Can it be said that Japan exercises the fence-sitting policy? I think it may be the Japanese government's policy. In my view, Japan may give favour to the side which gets the upper hand." Saw Ba Hla Thein the NUG's representative to Japan". Myanmar Peace Monitor. 8 February 2022. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
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