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Government

The chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, the military junta that rules Myanmar, serves as head of state. The government is headed by the prime minister. Myanmar's 1974 constitution was suspended in 1988, when a military junta assumed power. The process of drafting of a new constitution began in 1994, was suspended in 1996, and resumed in 2004; however, it did not included participation of the democratic opposition. The new constitution was adopted in 2008 after a referendum that was tightly controlled by the military. Administratively, the country is divided into seven divisions and seven states.

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