Myanmar's military seized power on February 1, ousting the civilian government and arresting its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
More than 900 people have since been killed and thousands of others arrested after the violent suppression of mass protests against junta rule.Here is a look back at the six months since the military brought Myanmar's nascent democracy to a sudden end:
- Dawn raids -
Soldiers detain Suu Kyi and her top allies during pre-dawn raids on February 1, in a coup that ends Myanmar's decade-long experiment with democracy after half a century of military rule.
The generals claim fraud in the previous November's elections, which Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party won by a landslide.But their actions spark global condemnation, from Pope Francis to US President Joe Biden.
- Internet blocked -
Resistance to the coup begins with people banging pots and pans -- a practice traditionally associated with driving out evil spirits.
The junta tries to block social media platforms including Facebook, which is hugely popular in Myanmar. Nightly internet blackouts are later imposed.
- Bold defiance -
Popular dissent surges over the weekend of February 6 and 7, with huge crowds gathering on the streets calling for the release of Suu Kyi.
In the following weeks these protests swell to hundreds of thousands of people in cities and villages around the country.
Workers begin a nationwide strike on February 8.
A 19-year-old woman is shot in the head after police fire on crowds in the capital Naypyidaw the next day.
- International sanctions -
Washington soon announces sanctions against several military officials, including junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.
More sanctions follow from Britain and the European Union.
- Growing crackdown -
Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing, the woman shot 10 days earlier, dies on February 19 after becoming a national symbol of opposition to the junta.
Violent crackdowns on street protests escalate and by March 11, Amnesty International says it has documented atrocities by the junta including the use of battlefield weapons on unarmed protesters.
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