Military coup after a decade of democracy in Myanmar

Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 01 February 2021 at 03:38:56 UTC
Sentinel-3 SLSTR RBT acquired on 01 February 2021 at 03:38:56 UTC
Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 01 February 2021 at 03:41:56 UTC
Sentinel-3 SLSTR RBT acquired on 01 February 2021 at 03:41:56 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, river, delta, mountain range, Myanmar, Burma
Fig. 1 - S3 OLCI (01.02.2021) - Myanmar (or Burma) is characterized by its Central Valley Region surrounded by mountains on three sides.
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Irrawaddy River runs north-south through the Central Valley Region before emptying into the Andaman Sea through the Irrawaddy Delta.
Fig. 2 - At west, it is bordered by Arakan Mountains. At north, by the foothills of the Eastern Himalaya and the Hengduan Mountains.
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At east, it is limited by Shan Hills, continued by the Tenasserim Hills along the Kra Isthmus.
Fig. 3 - S3 SLSTR (01.02.2021) - A junta ruled Myanmar from 1962 to 2012. Even after, 25% of the parliament seats are still reserved to military personnel.
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The National League for Democracy led by Aung San Suu Kyi has won landslide victories in each election since. In 2020, it has won 82% of the elected seats.
Fig. 4 - S3 OLCI (01.02.2021) - On 01.02.2021 Myanmar Armed Forces declared the results of the election to be illegitimate and launched a coup d'état.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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