Suu Kyi

He detained and charged Ms Suu Kyi and other members of her government, making allegations of widespread fraud in a vote held months earlier, when her National League for Democracy party won more than 80% of the ballot.

In 2011, it appeared to move away from this and free elections were held four years later, which Aung San Suu Kyi won.

The shocking violence against the Rohingya prompted an international outcry, and demands for accountability - something which proved difficult, with the-then Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi refusing to prosecute her generals.

Min Aung Hlaing first came to power in 2021, after he led a coup against the elected government of Aung Sang Suu Kyi.

Myanmar’s de facto civilian leader at the time, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, had brushed off questions about the military’s conduct.