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5/1 Revision[edit]

Mostly I cleaned up grammar and miscellaneous wording stuff. However, I did delete the sentence:
Few Communist regimes are military dictatorships, and controlling the military so that it cannot challenge the party has been a persistent concern of these regimes.
Not because it was innacurate or controversial, but because it is basically repeated later in the article and it destroys the flow of the article where it was.
--Xinoph 23:03, May 1, 2004 (UTC)

Latin America and Cold War[edit]

The end of the Cold War didn't had much to do with the end of military dictatorships in Latin America. By the time Gorbachev started his government, there weren't that many dictators in Latin America and the fact the remaining few became democracies had a lot more to do with internal problems than external. For example, in Brazil the slow democratization process started way back in the 70s.

Possible false info?[edit]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_dictatorship#Current_cases

Did something happen recently to Canada, or is this info false?

A few comments[edit]

Just following up with a few introductory comments on the lead in response to the request at Milhist for a quick opinion on suitability for FAC.

"known as a strongman" is unnecessary and a generalisation, it could be deleted.
"The military nominally seeks power to restore order or fight corruption, but the personal motivations of military officers will vary." is completely unsustainable on the basis of the wider literature and practical examples. Their intent varies widely, but like all rulers, power is at the core of what they do. Altruism comes a long way behind personal power, gain etc.
"and the military is often willing to give up power voluntarily rather than have the military destabilized" on what basis has that been concluded?
"Military dictatorships are less involved in political affairs than other regimes, with their policy mainly directed toward benefiting the military as an institution" is completely unsupportable.

If the above statements accurately summarise the body, the article needs a lot of work. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:45, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Some suggestions for reliable sources to be examined:

Jerry Davila's (2013) "Dictatorship in South America"
Klapsis, Arvanitopoulos, ‎and Hatzivassiliou's (2020) "The Greek Junta and the International System"
Kanchoochat and Hewison's (2017) "Military, Monarchy and Repression: Assessing Thailand's Authoritarian Turn"

Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 03:40, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]