April 3 (UPI) -- The leader of Myanmar's military junta, Min Aung Hlaing, was elected president of the country Friday by the country's parliament.

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected president on Friday (Apr 3) after breezing through a parliamentary vote, formalising his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an elected government in a coup. His carefully choreographed journey from top general to civil

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected president on Friday (Apr 3) after breezing through a parliamentary vote, formalising his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an elected government in a coup. His carefully choreographed journey from top general to civil

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing won a parliamentary vote on Friday to become the country's president, formalizing his grip on political power in the war-torn ‌nation five years after he ousted an elected government. The 69-year-old general orchestrated a 2021 coup against the administration of Nobel Peace Prize winner…

Myanmar's parliament on Friday elected Min Aung Hlaing, a general who ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government in 2021 and kept an iron grip on power for the past five years, as the cou

The Union Parliament has elected Senior General Min Aung Hlaing as Myanmar’s 11th President, according to sources.

Myanmar coup leader Min Aung Hlaing was elected president on Friday after winning a majority of parliamentary votes, formalising his grip on power in the country reeling from civil conflict for the...

Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar's junta chief and leader of the 2021 coup, was elected vice-president by the lower house on Tuesday. The country's parliament also elected another vice-president from a military-aligned…