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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.

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Well-known military juntas

Failed military juntas

Well-known military juntas

★ Nigerian Military Juntas of (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 (1974-1987)

★ Nicaraguan Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1985)

★ Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador (1979–1982)

★ Military Junta of Myanmar (1988–)

★ Council for National Security of Thailand (2006–)

Failed military juntas

★ French Algeria Military Junta (1961)

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