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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 language junta meaning committee, specifically a board of directors. Sometimes it becomes a military dictatorship, though the terms are not synonymous.

Well-known military juntas

• Mixed Military-run Governments in Thailand (1932–1973)
• Nigerian Military Juntas (1966–1979 and 1983–1998)
• Greek Military Junta (1967–1974), also known as The Regime of the Colonels
• Peruvian Military Junta (1968–1980)
• Brazilian Military Junta of 1969 (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 (1974–1991)
• Aftermath of Thammasart University's accused communists crackdown in Thailand (1976–1980)
• National Reorganization Process in Argentina (1976–1983)
• Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador (1979–1982)
• People's Redemption Council in Liberia (1980–1986)
• Military Council of National Salvation in Poland (1981–1983)
• State Peace and Development Council in Myanmar (also known as Burma) (1988–2011), known as the State Law and Order Restoration Council from 1988 to 1997
• National Peace Keeping Council in Thailand (1991–1992)
• Haitian Military Junta (1991–1994)
• Council for National Security in Thailand (2006–2008)
• Mauritanian Military Junta (2008–2009)
• Supreme Council of the Armed Forces in Egypt (since 2011)

Failed military juntas

• French Algeria Military Junta (1961)

Countries currently with juntas

• Fiji (2006–present)
• Egypt (2011–present)

See also

• Stratocracy