Myanmar Before and After the 2021 Military Coup

Myanmar before 2021 was far from perfect, but a majority of the country’s people enjoyed safety, stability and economic opportunity as the benefits of growing foreign investment under the democratically elected government began to be felt.

Enjoying improved living conditions and unprecedented freedom, they were hopeful of more prosperous times ahead.

But the military coup on Feb. 1, 2021, turned everything upside down.