Military junta




A government led by a committee of military leaders


















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A military junta (/ˈhʊntə, ˈdʒʌn-/) is a government led by a committee of military leaders. The term junta comes from Spanish and Portuguese and means committee, specifically a board of directors. Sometimes it becomes a military dictatorship, though the terms are not synonymous.




Contents






  • 1 Well-known military juntas


  • 2 Failed military juntas


  • 3 Countries currently with juntas


  • 4 References





Well-known military juntas




  • South Korean Military Junta (1961–1963)


  • Nigerian Military Juntas (1966–1979 and 1983–1998)


  • Greek Military Junta (1967–1974), also called "The Regime of the Colonels".


  • Peruvian Military Junta of 1968-1980 (1968–1980)


  • Brazilian Military Junta (1969)


  • Bolivian military juntas (1970–1971 and 1980–1982)


  • Government Junta of Chile (1973–1990)


  • National Salvation Junta (Portuguese: Junta de Salvação Nacional) in Portugal (1974–1976)


  • Derg in Ethiopia (1974–1987)


  • National Reorganization Process in Argentina (1976–1983)


  • 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)


  • State Peace and Development Council in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) (1988–2011), known as the State Law and Order Restoration Council from 1988 to 1997.


  • Haitian Military Junta (1991–1994)


  • Council for National Security in Thailand (2006–2008)


  • National Council for Democracy and Development Guinean military junta (2008–2010)



Failed military juntas



  • French Algeria Military Junta (1961)


Countries currently with juntas




  • Thailand Thailand 2014+


  • Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 2017+


  • Philippines Philippines 2018- semi-military junta (Bureau of Customs under military leadership)



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