Myanmar military stages coup, declares 1-year state of emergency

Myanmar's military seized power in a coup on Monday and detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other government leaders, blocking the Southeast Asian country's democratization less than a decade after its transition to civilian rule.The military, which had directly ruled the country from 1962 to 2011, announced that the state of emergency will continue for one year and that the military chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, will lead during the period.The military dismissed 24 people including ministers of Suu Kyi's government and made 11 new appointments, according to military-affiliated news …READ FULL ARTICLE