2016 in Myanmar

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 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]

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

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