US Designates Burma’s Military Takeover a ‘Coup,’ Will Cut Foreign Aid

Military members stand guard at a checkpoint manned with an armored vehicle in a road leading to the parliament building Naypyitaw, Burma, on Feb. 1, 2021. AP Photo

The United States on Tuesday designated the military takeover in Burma a “coup,” which will result in America cutting off aid to the country.

“After careful review of the facts and circumstances, we have assessed that Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Burma’s ruling party, and Win Myint, the duly elected head of government, were deposed in a military coup on February 1,” a State Department official told reporters on a call.