WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. government employees and their family members from Myanmar due to civil unrest following the February military coup, the State Department said.
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army ousted an elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb. 1, detaining her and reimposing military rule after a decade of tentative steps toward democracy.
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