Military junta
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A military junta (pronounced /ˈhʊntə/ or /ˈdʒʌntə/) is a government led by a committee of military leaders. The term derives from the Spanish and Portuguese junta meaning committee, specifically a board of directors. Sometimes it becomes a military dictatorship, though the terms are not synonymous.
[edit] Well-known military juntas
- Bolivian military juntas (1970-1971 and 1980-1982)
- Nigerian Military Juntas (1966–1979 and 1983–1998)
- Greek Military Junta (1967–1974), also called "The Regime of the Colonels".
- Peruvian Military Junta (1968-1980)
- Brazilian Military Junta (1969)
- Government Junta of Chile (1973–1990)
- Derg in Ethiopia (1974–1987)
- Junta of National Reconstruction in Nicaragua (1979–1985)
- Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador (1979–1982)
- Military Council of National Salvation in Poland (1981–1983)
- Haitian Military Junta (1991–1994)
- State Peace and Development Council in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) (1988–present), known as the State Law and Order Restoration Council from 1988 to 1997.
- Council for National Security in Thailand (2006–2008)
- National Salvation Junta (Portuguese: Junta de Salvação Nacional) in Portugal (1974–1976)
- National Reorganization Process in Argentina (1976-1983)
- Korean Military Junta
[edit] Failed military juntas
[edit] Countries currently with juntas
Burma 1962+
Fiji 2006+
Guinea 2008+
Madagascar 2009+
Libya 1969+
Mauritania 2008+
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