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See also:	Other events of 2016 History of Myanmar Timeline

The following lists events that happened in2016 in theRepublic of the Union of Myanmar.

• 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)

• February 1 - The second session ofHouse of Representatives, the lower house of the parliament convenes.^[1]
• February 3 - The second session ofHouse of Nationalities, the upper house of the parliament convenes.^[1]
• February 8 - The second session ofAssembly of the Union (Union Parliament) convenes
• February 8 - The second session ofState and Regional Hluttaws convene.

• March 30 -Htin Kyaw became thePresident of Myanmar.

• April 6 -Aung San Suu Kyi assumed the newly created role of theState Counsellor, a position similar to Prime Minister.
• April 13 - A magnitude 6.9earthquake struck 135 km (84 mi) north-west ofMandalay.^[2]

• August 24 - A magnitude 6.8earthquake struck 25 km (16 mi) west ofChauk. Several temples in the nearby ancient city ofBagan were damaged and four people were reported dead.^[3]

• November 19 - Myanmar along with the Philippines begins hosting the group stages of the2016 AFF Championship.

• 2016 in Myanmar
• 2016 in Southeast Asia
• Years of the 21st century in Myanmar
• 2016 by country
• 2010s in Myanmar

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