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Zin Mar Aung
Zin Mar Aung ( my, ဇင်မာအောင်; born 14 June 1976) is a Burmese politician, activist, and former political inmate who is serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the National Unity Government of Myanmar. She previously served as a House of Representatives MP for Yankin Township Constituency from 2016 until her removal from office in the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. Early life and education Zin Mar Aung was born on 14 June 1976 in Rangoon, Myanmar. She graduated with botany subject from University of Distance Education, Yangon. Political career and movements Zin Mar Aung while a university student in the 1990s, became active in the opposition to Burma's military government. In 1998, she was arrested at a peaceful protest rally for reading a poem and statement calling on the military government to respect the results of elections. She was detained and convicted before a military tribunal, which did not permit her to be represented by an attorney. Zin Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Unity Government Of Myanmar
The National Unity Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar ( my, အမျိုးသားညီညွတ်ရေး အစိုးရ; abbreviated NUG) is a Myanmar government in exile formed by the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), a group of elected lawmakers and Member of parliament, 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 of Myanmar, state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi), List of insurgent groups in Myanmar, ethnic minority insurgent groups, and various List of political parties in Myanmar, minor parties. The State Administration Council—the country's ruling military junta—has declared the NUG illegal and a terrorist organization. In May 2021, the NUG announced the formation of a "People's Defense Force of Myanmar, Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Foundation For Electoral Systems
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) is an international, non-profit organization founded in 1987. Based in Arlington, Virginia, the organization provides assistance and support for elections and electoral stakeholders in new and emerging democracies. Since 1987, IFES has worked in 145 countries and currently has programs in more than 50 countries throughout Asia-Pacific, Africa, Eurasia, the Middle East and North Africa, and the Americas. IFES is a non-governmental organization, registered as a 501(c)(3) in the United States. According to IFES, they work to advance good governance and democratic rights by providing technical assistance to election officials, collaborating with civil society and public institutions to increase participation in the political process, and applying field-based research to improve the electoral cycle and develop trusted electoral bodies. IFES is supervised by a Board of Directors made up of Democrat and Republican politicians and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
