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See also:	Other events of 2024 History of Myanmar Timeline

This is the list of important events happened inMyanmar in 2024.

Photo	Post	Name
	ActingPresident	Min Aung Hlaing (acting president, since 22 July)
	Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister
	Vice Chairman of the State Administration Council Deputy Prime Minister	Soe Win
	FirstVice President	Myint Swe (acting president, until 22 July)
	SecondVice President	Henry Van Thio (until 22 April)
	Deputy Prime Minister	Mya Tun Oo
	Deputy Prime Minister	Tin Aung San
	Deputy Prime Minister	Win Shein

• Myanmar civil war (2021–present)

• 4 January – Thejunta announces thepardon of 9,652 prisoners, including 114 foreigners, to markthe country's independence day.^[1]
• 5 January –Operation 1027:
  • Battle of Laukkai: TheMNDAA gain full control ofLaukkai, capital of theKokang Self-Administered Zone following the mass surrender of thousands ofTatmadaw forces, officials and their families within the city. Among those who surrender are 228 officers, including sixbrigadier generals.^[2][3]UWSA forces seizeHopang, the capital of theWa Self-Administered Division, on the same day.^[4]
• 7 January –Operation 1027: TheThree Brotherhood Alliance claims that it had captured the towns ofKutkai andTheinni at midnight after seizing Tatmadaw posts in the area, including the headquarters of the16th Military Operations Command in Theinni.^[5]
• 12 January –
  • AChinese mediated dialogue held inKunming results in a formal ceasefire between the junta and theThree Brotherhood Alliance.^[6]
  • Tatmadaw airstrikes kill at least 17 people, including nine children, and injure 20 others in Kanan village,Sagaing.^[7]
• 14 January – TheArakan Army seizes the township ofPaletwa inChin State which bordersBangladesh.^[8]
• 15 January –Operation 1027: The Arakan Army captures the town ofPaletwa inChin State following fighting since November 13, 2023.^{[citation needed]}

• 9 February – At least 340 members of Myanmar'sBorder Guard Police flee into neighboringBangladesh and are disarmed and detained byBorder Guard Bangladesh in the past week amidst continued fighting against the Arakan Army.^[9]
• 11 February – The junta announces that all men aged 18 to 35 and all women aged 18 to 27 will be required to complete two years ofmandatory military service, amid territorial losses to anti-junta forces in the ongoing civil war.^[10]
• 13 February – TheArakan Army claims to have sunk three junta ships travelling on theKaladan River inRakhine State, resulting in up to 900 deaths. The sinking is one of the largest losses in the navy's history.^[11]
• 20 February – ThePa-O National Liberation Army claims that shelling by theTatmadaw killed seven refugees inHsi Hseng.^[12]
• 29 February - AnIndian delegation led byMPK. Vanlalvena meets withArakan Army officials to discuss the possibility of constructing a road linkingPaletwa with theIndian border, which would form part of theKaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project.^[13]

• 7 March –
  • TheKachin Independence Army launches a major offensive against junta outposts nearLaiza and on the highway betweenBhamo andMyitkyina. Five outposts are seized, and fighting breaks out at five others.^[14]
  • LocalPDF groups capture the town ofKani, inSagaing Region.^[15]
• 28 March –Operation 0307: The Kachin Independence Army captures the town ofLweje and its nearbyborder crossings inKachin State,Myanmar, afterTatmadaw forces abandon their posts and flee acrossthe border intoChina.^[16]

• 4 April – TheNational Unity Government of Myanmar launches an air attack involving 29 drones on junta targets in the capitalNaypyidaw.^[17]
• 6 April –Operation 1111: TheKaren National Union captures the town ofMyawaddy inKayin State, on the border with Thailand, as hundreds of junta troops surrender and hand over their weapons to rebel forces.^[18]
• 11 April –
  • TheKaren National Union, localPDF groups, and other Karenni organizations seize the town ofMyawaddy on the Thai border from theTatmadaw after three days of fighting.^[19] Over 1,000 refugees flee into Thailand after junta planes bomb the town following its capture.^[20]
• 16 April – The junta announces that deposed State CounsellorAung San Suu Kyi and presidentWin Myint have been transferred to house arrest due to a heat wave.^[21]
• 22 April – Vice PresidentHenry Van Thio resigns due to unspecified health reasons.^[22]

• 5 May – TheKachin Independence Army announces the capture of the town ofSumprabum.^[23]
• 6 May – TheArakan Army announces the capture of a junta base inButhidaung after a siege.^[23]
• 18 May – The Arakan Army announces the capture of Buthidaung, with unconfirmed reports of the town being set on fire.^[24]
• 29 May – The Tatmadaw is accused of massacring 76 people in the village ofByine Phyu, Rakhine State.^[25]

• 1 June –
  • Tin Oo, theTatmadaw's formerCommander-in-Chief and co-founder of theNational League for Democracy dies at the age of 97.^[26]
• 19 June – The abbot of Win Neinmitayon Monastery is shot dead inMandalay Region. A monk witnessing the event testifies that the act was committed by junta soldiers,^[27] prompting a boycott by monks in 21 townships of donations from military personnel and families.^[28][29]
• 25 June – The second phase ofOperation 1027 commences with the resumption of military operations by theTa'ang National Liberation Army in northernShan State.^[30]
• 28 June – Former PresidentThein Sein attends a ceremony celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and meets with Chinese Foreign MinisterWang Yi in a separate session.^[31]

• 2 July – Thousands of residents are stranded in homes across northern Myanmar due to flooding.^[32]
• 7 July – The Arakan Army seizes control ofThandwe Airport in Rakhine State from the Tatmadaw.^[33]
• 10 July – TheTa'ang National Liberation Army announces the capture of the town ofNawnghkio inShan State from the Tatmadaw.^[34]
• 22 July –Min Aung Hlaing, theChairman of the State Administration Council, is named acting president afterMyint Swe goes on medical leave.^[35]
• 25 July – The junta and the MNDAA both claim to have capturedLashio, which houses a major Tatmadaw garrison, andMogok, the center of the country's gem-mining industry.^[36]

• 2 August:
  • The MNDAA claims to have captured the headquarters of the Tatmadaw's Northeast Command inLashio.^[37]
  • AEurocopter AS365 Dauphin of theMyanmar Air Force crashes inHmawbi Township, killing two occupants including Air Force Major GeneralSoe Tin Latt and injuring two others.^[38][39]
• 5 August – At least 150Rohingyas are killed while trying to flee to Bangladesh following an artillery and drone attack inMaungdaw that is blamed on the Arakan Army.^[40]
• 21 August – Two freelance journalists are killed in a raid on one of the victims' residences by the Tatmadaw inKyaikto,Mon State.^[41]
• 28 August:
  • TheTatmadaw launches a major counteroffensive against rebels inKachin State, following the fall ofMomauk to theKachin Independence Army.^[42]
  • AUN official says that theArakan Army has begun indiscriminately attacking theMuslimRohingyas after capturing much ofRakhine State, forcing thousands of people to flee. The rebel group is reportedly "rounding up groups" of Rohingya men andshelling Rohingya villages.^[43]

• 2 September – The Tatmadaw designates the MNDAA, theTa'ang National Liberation Army and theArakan Army as "terrorist" groups.^[44]
• 5 September – TheArakan Army captures theMyanmar Navy's Central Naval Diving and Salvage Depot inThandwe,Rakhine State.^[45]
• 13 September – At least 300 people are reported killed and around 230,000 others are displaced following days of nationwide flooding caused by the remnants ofTyphoon Yagi.^[46]
• 17 September – Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing announces that the national census would be taken beginning from 1 October and urges flood victims to return to their homes as soon as possible.^[47]
• 18 September – The MNDAA announces that it would not cooperate with theNational Unity Government and that it does not harbor any intention to captureMandalay andTaunggyi.^[48]
• 20 September – The junta orders students enrolled in short-term courses in Thailand to return to Myanmar in order to renew their passport.^[49]
• 24 September –Pope Francis asks for the release of detained former leaderAung San Suu Kyi and offers her sanctuary at theVatican.^[50]
• 26 September–
  • A Tatmadaw airstrike onThandwe kills 14 people and injures at least 25, according to theArakan Army.^[51]
  • Senior-GeneralMin Aung Hlaing asks thePeople's Defence Forces andethnic rebel groups to lay down their arms, enter the legal fold and participate in party politics.^[52] The National Unity Government rejects the offer.^[53]
• 28 September –
  • TheJapanese government announces that it will not replace its ambassador Ichiro Maruyama, who was recalled on 27 September and thatcharge d'affaires ad interim Shogo Yoshitake would continue to manage the diplomatic relations with the junta.^[54]
• 29 September –Khin Shwe, who was detained along with his sonZay Thiha in March 2022, is released for health reasons.^[55]

• 1 October – The national census commences.^[56]
• 10 October – TheMyanmar Navy opens fire at Bangladeshi fishing trawlers nearSt. Martin's Island, killing a fisherman. It subsequently detains six of the vessels along with their crew.^[57]
• 18 October – The Chinese consulate inMandalay is damaged in a bomb attack.^[58]
• 20 October – A boat carrying refugees fleeing fromKyauk Kar toMyeik capsizes in theAndaman Sea, killing at least eight people and leaving 20-30 others missing.^[59]
• 23 October –Nay Soe Maung, the former rector of theUniversity of Public Health, Yangon and son-in-law of former military rulerThan Shwe, is arrested after criticising the military regime on social media.^[60]
• 30 October – The European Union, the United Kingdom and Canada impose sanctions on six entities and three individuals, including Industry MinisterCharlie Than, for their role in supplying aviation fuel and equipment to the Tatmadaw.^[61]

• 9 November -South Korea government starts giving out visas to passports authorized byNational Unity Government.^[62]
• 18 November - A leak reveals that MNDAA leaderPeng Daxun was placed under house arrest inKunming after travelling there for health reasons in late October.^[63]
• 25 November - TheRoyal Thai Army demands that theUnited Wa State Army remove nine outposts along the Thai-Myanmar border by 18 December.^[64]
• 26 November – TheKachin Independence Army is reported to have taken the mining town ofKanpaikti, which lies along the border with China.^[65]
• 27 November - TheChief Prosecutor ofInternational Criminal Court says he had requested an arrest warrant for Myanmar's leader, Senior-GeneralMin Aung Hlaing.^[66]
• 30 November -Myanmar Navy patrol boats shoot at two Thai fishing vessels, killing one fisherman and arresting of 31 others including four Thai nationals and 27 Myanmar nationals.^[67]

• 3 December – The MNDAA declares a unilateral ceasefire and calls for dialogue with the junta brokered by China.^[68]
• 8 December – The Arakan Army seizes Maungdaw from the Tatmadaw.^[69]
• 15 December - Representatives from MNDAA and junta meet inKunming to discuss terms for ceasefire. The meeting lasts two days but is inconclusive due to the latter's demand that the MNDAA relinquish its hold overLashio.^[70]
• 20 December – The Arakan Army seizes the headquarters of the Tatmadaw's western regional military headquarters inAnn Township,Rakhine State.^[71]
• 28 December - The Arakan Army capturesGwa in southernRakhine State.^[72]
• 29 December - The Arakan Army announces that they would welcome any initiative to solve the current crisis through dialogue.^[73]

Source:^[74]

• 1 January –New Year's Day
• 4 January –Independence Day
• 12 February –Union Day
• 2 March –Peasants' Day
• 24 March –Full Moon Day of Tabaung
• 27 March –Armed Forces Day
• 13 April –Myanmar New Year
• 1 May–Labour Day
• 22 May –Full Moon Day of Kason
• 16 June –Eid al-Adha
• 19 July –Martyrs' Day
• 20 July –Full Moon Day of Waso
• 16–18 October –Full Moon Day of Thadingyut
• 14–15 November –Full moon day of Tazaungmon
• 25 November –National Day
• 25 December –Christmas Day

• 8 January –Mar Mar Aye (b. 1942), singer and actress.^[75]
• 1 June –Tin Oo (b. 1927),minister of defence (1974–1977),commander-in-chief of defence services (1974–1976) and cofounder of theNational League for Democracy.^[76]
• 17 July –Sai Hsai Mao (b. 1948), singer.^[77]
• 19 August – Pe Maung Same (b. 1974), film director and son of cartoonist U Pe Thein.^[78]
• 7 October –Zaw Myint Maung (b. 1951), political prisoner,chief minister ofMandalay Region (2016–2021) and member of thePyithu Hluttaw (2012–2016).^[79]

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