Military Junta

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A junta or military junta (/ˈhʊntə/ or /ˈdʒʌntə/) is a government led by a committee of military leaders. The term derives from the Spanish word junta meaning committee or meeting, specifically a board of directors. Sometimes it becomes a military dictatorship, though the terms are not synonymous.

1 Well-known military juntas
2 Unsuccessful military juntas
3 Countries currently with juntas
4 See also

Well-known military juntas

Country	Years	Name / link
Thailand	1932–1973 1976–1980 1991–1992 2006–2008	Mixed military-run governments Aftermath of 6 October 1976 National Peace Keeping Council Council for National Security
Nigeria	1966–1979 1983–1998	Military juntas
Greece	1967–1974	Regime of the Colonels
Peru	1968–1980	Dictatorial military government
Brazil	1930 1969	Provisional military junta Military junta
Bolivia	1970–1971 1980–1982	Military juntas
Chile	1973–1990	Government Junta
Portugal	1974–1976	National Salvation Junta
Ethiopia	1974–1987	Derg
Argentina	1976–1983	National Reorganization Process
El Salvador	1979–1982	Revolutionary Government Junta
Liberia	1980–1986	People's Redemption Council
Poland	1981–1983	Military Council of National Salvation
Burma	1988–2011	State Peace and Development Council
Haiti	1991–1994	Cédras Junta
Mauritania	2008–2009	Abdel Aziz junta
Egypt	2011–2012	Supreme Council of the Armed Forces

Unsuccessful military juntas

French Algeria Military Junta (1961)

Countries currently with juntas

Central African Republic (since 2013)
Egypt (since 2013 from a government takeover by The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces)
Fiji (since 2006)
Madagascar (since 2009, High Transitional Authority)

v t e Authoritarian and totalitarian forms of government

Forms	Absolute monarchy Military dictatorship Military junta Fascism

Miscellaneous	Illiberal democracy Totalitarian democracy Autocracy Despotism Dictatorship Tyranny Oligarchy Single-party state Police state Counterintelligence state Mafia state Third Positionism

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Military Junta

Military Junta

Contents

Well-known military juntas

Unsuccessful military juntas

Countries currently with juntas

See also

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