Topic - Myanmar Government

The government of Burma (also known as Myanmar) is controlled by the military (Tatmadaw) styled in the form of a presidential republic under the 2008 constitution. A parliamentary government was elected in 1990, but the military prevented it from convening. - Source: Wikipedia

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