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Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 10 May 2021

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I would like to request the the change where it is being mentioned as Succeeded by Min Aung Hlaing , to as being Abolished . Hopefully . 79.67.176.176 (talk) 10:17, 10 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:12, 10 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox predecessor

Not entirely familiar with Myanmar's constitutional changes during the 21st century, but it would appear that the Suu Kyi's predecessor (as state councillor) should appear as [[Thein Sein]] {{small|([[[[Prime Minister of Myanmar|Prime Minister]])}}, as Sein's infobox designates Suu Kyi as his successor, and just as Min Aung Hlaing's infobox lists the same. Even Suu Kyi's successor (again, as state councillor) is styled this way. Just looking at uniformity. --PerpetuityGrat (talk) 20:00, 24 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

PerpetuityGrat, see my explanation at #Preceding office. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 00:05, 25 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ok that makes sense to me. Thanks! --PerpetuityGrat (talk) 13:11, 25 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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On 30 June 2021, her plea to disqualify prosecution evidence on a sedition charge was disqualified .^[1] Nafisaali1992 (talk) 17:53, 2 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done: added but using a different source. Alduin2000 (talk) 23:33, 2 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Legal setback for Aung San Suu Kyi in 'sedition' case". TheIndianSubcontinent. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Melmann 23:34, 2 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Aung San Suu Kyi being referred to as "Suu Kyi"

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Change all instances of "Suu Kyi" to "Aung San Suu Kyi". Shortening Burmese names is not allowed according to naming conventions on Wikipedia.

Instances of Aung San Suu Kyi being referred to as "Suu Kyi" are present throughout most of the article, but are especially noticeable in the 2021 arrest and trial section.

Felz1 (talk) 17:35, 17 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 18:16, 17 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

But they did make it clear, they said to change all mentions of "Suu Kyi" to the full name Lochglasgowstrathyre (talk) 20:37, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have done the changes Lochglasgowstrathyre (talk) 13:53, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Please could you remove the line next to source 151 which reads "Some of the money she received as part of the award helps fund London-based charity Prospect Burma, which provides higher education grants to Burmese students" as this is not true. Source 151, Prospect Burma's website, confirms what that charity does but there is no evidence to support the statement that ASSK's money supports their work - which I am aware is not the case. Do check with information@prospectburma.org if you need to. Thank you so much for your help. Inferena (talk) 14:30, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Legal setback for Aung San Suu Kyi in 'sedition' case". TheIndianSubcontinent. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

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