Military junta
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A military junta is government by a committee of military leaders. The term derives from the Spanish junta meaning committee, specifically a board of directors. It originally referred to an executive body that came to power after a military coup in 20th century Latin America. Often it becomes a military dictatorship, though the terms are not synonymous.
[edit] Well-known military juntas
- Nigerian Military Juntas (1966–1979 and 1983–1998)
- Greek Military Junta (1967–1974) also called "The Regime of the Colonels"
- Brazilian Military Junta (1969)
- Government Junta of Chile (1973–1990)
- Derg in Ethiopia (1974–1987)
- Nicaraguan Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1985)
- Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador (1979–1982)
- Military Council of National Salvation in Poland (1981-1983)
- Military Junta of Burma (Myanmar) (1988–present)
- Council for National Security of Thailand (2006–present)
- Indonesian New Order regime (1967–1998)
[edit] Failed military juntas
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