Military junta - Wikipedia
WEBA military junta (/ ˈ h ʊ n t ə, ˈ dʒ ʌ n t ə / ⓘ) is a government led by a committee of military leaders. The term junta means "meeting" or "committee" and originated in the national and local junta organized by the Spanish resistance to Napoleon's invasion of Spain in 1808.
Junta | Military Rule, Dictatorship & Autocracy | Britannica
WEBjunta, (Spanish: “meeting”), committee or administrative council, particularly one that rules a country after a coup d’etat and before a legal government has been established. The word was widely used in the 16th century to refer to …
Junta Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
WEBnoun. jun· ta ˈhu̇n-tə ˈjən- ˈhən- Synonyms of junta. 1. : a council or committee for political or governmental purposes. especially : a group of persons controlling a government especially after a revolutionary seizure of power. a military junta. 2. : junto. Examples of junta in a Sentence.
The US military will begin plans to withdraw troops from ...
WEBApr 20, 2024 · The prime minister of Niger, appointed by the ruling military junta, Ali Lamine Zeine, and U.S. deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell, agreed on Friday that the two nations would begin to plan the withdrawal of American troops, the U.S. State Department told The Associated Press in an email Saturday.
Myanmar Coup: What to Know About the Protests and Unrest ...
WEBDec 9, 2022 · The junta has arrested more than 143 journalists as of December 2022 and shut down independent news outlets. In rural areas, soldiers have burned homes and villages, raped women, shot at fleeing...
JUNTA | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
WEBjunta | American Dictionary. noun [ C ] us / ˈhʊn·tə, ˈdʒʌn-, ˈhʌn- / Add to word list. world history. a small group, esp. of military officers, that rules a country after taking power by …
What’s Happening in Myanmar’s Civil War? - The New York Times
WEBApr 20, 2024 · 500. Internal Error. Correction: April 25, 2024. An earlier version of a map with this article transposed the labels of the Lahu and Naga ethnic minority groups. The Lahu are in the east of...
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