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Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing resigns as army chief after 15 years, eyes presidency

Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing resigns as army chief after 15 years, eyes presidency

Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, who led the 2021 coup, stepped down to stand as president in a parliamentary vote following the first polls in the country since the takeover that triggered a civil war.