junta
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Myanmar, another sanctioned nation, is still run by a military junta.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
Like its neighbours, Burkina Faso and Mali, Niger is run by a military junta that came to power in part because of the failure to deal with the violence.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
In 2008, his brother—also a journalist—was sentenced to seven years in prison by Myanmar’s ruling junta, Min Zin wrote in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece that year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
The blast came weeks after Thailand's then-ruling junta forcibly repatriated 109 Uyghurs to China, prompting speculation that it was part of a revenge plot.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Farmer was hoping Aristide would openly challenge the junta by running for president.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing junta
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., "Beyond Vietnam" (1967)
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