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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.

Well-known military juntas

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  South Korean Military Junta (1961–1963)


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


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


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


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  Brazilian Military Junta (1969)


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  Bolivian military juntas (1970-1971 and 1980-1982)


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  Government Junta of Chile (1973–1990)


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


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  Derg in Ethiopia (1974–1987)


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  National Reorganization Process in Argentina (1976-1983)


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  Junta of National Reconstruction in Nicaragua (1979–1985)


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  Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador (1979–1982)


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  Military Council of National Salvation in Poland (1981–1983)


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  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.


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  Haitian Military Junta (1991–1994)


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  Council for National Security in Thailand (2006–2008)


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

Failed military juntas

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  French Algeria Military Junta (1961)

Countries currently with juntas

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  Thailand 2014+


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  Zimbabwe 2017+


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

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