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Myanmar's coup leader Min Aung Hlaing set to become president after five years of civil war

General Min Aung Hlaing, who led the 2021 coup in Myanmar, is set to become president after an election that heavily favored the military. The country has experienced a brutal civil war since the coup, resulting in thousands of deaths, millions displaced, and economic collapse. The new parliament is dominated by military loyalists, and the conflict is expected to continue under the new government.