Why the old general did this? > The army, which thought its handcrafted constitution would never see it in the minority, faced the prospect of taking up perman

Why the old general did this? > The army, which thought its handcrafted constitution would never see it in the minority, faced the prospect of taking up permanent residence there. And General Min Aung Hlaing’s personal ambitions were dashed. He still “needed something to guarantee his legacy, his liberty and his family wealth,” says a Western diplomat based in Yangon. But, denied the presidency, “He didn’t have a plan B.” https://www.economist.com/briefing/2021/02/06/myanmars-coup-turns-the-clock-back-a-decade https://www.economist.com/briefing/2021/02/06/myanmars-coup-... One billion dollars would be a nice seed fund for a family office.