2016 in Myanmar

The following lists events that happened in 2016 in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.

← 2015 2014 2013 2016 in Myanmar → 2017 2018 2019
Decades:	1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2016 History of Myanmar Timeline

Incumbents

• President: Thein Sein (until March 30), Htin Kyaw (starting March 30)
• First Vice President: Sai Mauk Kham (until March 30), Myint Swe (starting March 30)
• Second Vice President: Nyan Tun (until March 30), Henry Van Thio (starting March 30)
• State Counsellor: Aung San Suu Kyi (starting April 6)

Events

February

• February 1 - The second session of House of Representatives, the lower house of the parliament convenes.[1]
• February 3 - The second session of House of Nationalities, the upper house of the parliament convenes.[1]
• February 8 - The second session of Assembly of the Union (Union Parliament) convenes
• February 8 - The second session of State and Regional Hluttaws convene.

March

• March 30 - Htin Kyaw became the President of Myanmar.

April

• April 6 - Aung San Suu Kyi assumed the newly created role of the State Counsellor, a position similar to Prime Minister.
• April 13 - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 135 km (84 mi) north-west of Mandalay.[2]

August

• August 24 - A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 25 km (16 mi) west of Chauk. Several temples in the nearby ancient city of Bagan were damaged and four people were reported dead.[3]

Predicted and scheduled events

November

• November 19 - Myanmar along with the Philippines begins hosting the group stages of the 2016 AFF Championship.

References

1. y Michael Holtz (1 February 2016). "Myanmar's new rulers take seats in parliament, eye presidency". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
2. "Myanmar shaken by 6.9 magnitude earthquake". BBC News. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
3. "Earthquake strikes Myanmar, damaging famed Bagan temples, police say". 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.