NLD supporters celebrate the party's electoral landslide in front of the party's Yangon headquarters November. (Hkun Lat | Frontier)
NLD supporters celebrate the party's electoral landslide in front of the party's Yangon headquarters on November 8, 2020. (Frontier)

The fighting peacock: Myanmar’s NLD on the front lines

Members of the former ruling party have followed different paths since the 2021 coup, with some lying low and others taking up arms, while the continued imprisonment and recent deaths of party leaders raise questions about its future.

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