This timeline outlines select events that occurred in Myanmar from the mid-1970s through 2016.

A virtual meeting of a subcommittee of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Foreign Affairs nearly three years after the start of the genocide in Myanmar. In this meeting, U.S. lawmakers and experts in the field continue to debate whether or not to officially label the violence in Myanmar as “genocide.” U.S. representatives include Ami Bera (D-California), Ted Yoho (R-Florida), and Mark Green (R-Tennessee).

A September 2017 press release from the UN, including summaries of statements made by various members of the Security Council. It also includes a statement from the National Security Adviser of Myanmar, who denies that genocide or ethnic cleansing took place in Rakhine State.

In September 2017, Myanmar’s then-leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, gave her first public statement on the situation in Rakhine State. In this speech, Suu Kyi did not denounce the violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.

Impact Researchers will conduct research on the internet related to the aftermath of genocide in Myanmar.