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) or the 'State Peace and Development Council'
• Council for National Security of Thailand (2006–2008)
• Indonesian New Order regime (1967–1998)

[edit] Failed military juntas

• French Algeria Military Junta (1961)