The Tatmadaw Could Be Using Thailand As A Model
At first glance, one can see similar motives for the 2006 and 2014 coups in Thailand as well as the 2021 Myanmar coup.In all three cases, coup-plotters faced popular civilian governments seeking more control over the military.In 2006, General Sonthi Boonyaratglin confronted Thailand’s populist Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.