The following lists events in the year 2017 in

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Incumbents

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: Htin Kyaw * First Vice President: Myint Swe * Second Vice President:

Henry Van Thio Henry Van Thio (; born 9 August 1959) is a Burmese politician who is the Second Vice President of Myanmar since 30 March 2016. He previously served as a member of Amyotha Hluttaw (House of Nationalities). In the 2015 election, he contested and ...

* State Counsellor:

Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi (; ; born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and a 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar (equivalent to a prime minister) and Minister of Foreign Affairs from ...

Events

January

*30 January - Tens of thousands of people gather for the funeral of Ko Ni, after his assassination the day before.

February

*3 February - The United Nations Human Rights Council releases a report detailing human rights abuses against the Rohingya people by military and police forces, including rape, mass killings and possible ethnic cleansing. Aung San Suu Kyi has promised to investigate in these allegations. *16 February - The military of Myanmar claims to have stopped its clearance operation that the UN calls ethnic cleansing.

March

*6 March - At least 30 people are killed in an attack by the

Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army , logo = Flag of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army.svg , caption = Flag of the MNDAA , active= – present , leader = Peng Daxun , ideology = Kokang nationalismSeparatism , partof = Myanmar National Truth and Justice Party ...

Laukkai Laukkai (also known as Laukkaing or Laogai or Laokai; my, လောက်ကိုင်မြို့; ) is the capital of Kokang (also known as Special Region 1) in the northern part of Shan State, Myanmar. It is situated on the Salween River ...

, dealing a blow to Suu Kyi's goal of reaching peace with ethnic minorities.

April

*8 April - At least 20 people are killed when a boat carrying wedding guests collides with a river barge in the west of Myanmar.

May

*4 May - After meeting

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, Suu Kyi establishes full relations between Myanmar and the

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July

*4 July - A mob of hundreds of Rakhine

Buddhist Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...

s attack seven Rohingya men from the Dapaing Camp for internally displaced persons in Sittwe,

Rakhine State Rakhine State (; , , ; formerly known as Arakan State) is a Administrative divisions of Myanmar, state in Myanmar (Burma). Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State to the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady R ...

, killing one and severely injuring another. They were later escorted by police to Sittwe's dock to purchase boats but were attacked despite armed guards' presence. *31 July-Teachers from the technological and computer universities and some others medical universities launched a blue ribbon campaign to protest what they called the unfair promotion policy of the Ministry of Education.

August

*25 August - Government officials report that 12 security personnel and 59 Rohingya insurgents were killed overnight during attacks coordinated by Rohingya insurgents on at least 26 police posts and a military base in Rakhine State. *27 August - Dozens of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in the Rakhine State are detained by Burmese and

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

i officials after attempting to cross the border to Bangladesh.

September

*5 September - In response to escalating violence by the Myanmar Army, 123,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar for Bangladesh. State Counselor Suu Kyi receives international criticism and pressure to urge her to stop the violence. *6 September - Bangladesh accuses the Myanmar Army of placing landmines across the border to prevent fleeing Rohingya from returning. The Burmese government denies these accusations. *9 September - The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army declares a ceasefire to be in place to allow humanitarian aid to be donated to the Rohingya refugees. *18 September - Hundreds of pro-government protesters condemn the Rohingya insurgents and alleged outside interference with Rakhine State. *30 September -

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

says it is closely watching the crisis in Rakhine State and offers aid to the governments of Myanmar and Bangladesh.

October

*8 October - A refugee boat carrying Rohingya fleeing Myanmar for Bangladesh capsizes at the

Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line between ...

, killing 12.

November

*16 November -

Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch (HRW) is an international non-governmental organization, headquartered in New York City, that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. The group pressures governments, policy makers, companies, and individual human r ...

releases a report detailing the systematic rape of Rohingya women and girls by security forces in Rakhine. *19 November -

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

proposes a three-stage solution for Myanmar and

to resolve the conflict in Rakhine with both countries supporting. This includes the repatriation of refugees fleeing violence.

Deaths

*29 January –

Ko Ni Ko Ni ( my, ကိုနီ, ; 11 February 1953 – 29 January 2017) was a prominent Burmese lawyer and an expert on constitutional law. He was assassinated by gunshot in Yangon, Myanmar, on 29 January 2017. Early life and education Ko Ni was bo ...

, lawyer, shot (b. 1953). *9 June – S. S. Khaplang, politician (b. 1940) *13 August – Aung Shwe, retired Brigadier General and one of the founders of National League for Democracy, (b. 1918).

References

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