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

## Incumbents

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* 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

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### February

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* 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

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

### April

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* 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

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* 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

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### November

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

## References

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1. ^ a b 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". ABC News. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.

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