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junta

[hoon-tuh, juhn-, huhn-] / ˈhʊn tə, ˈdʒʌn-, ˈhʌn- /


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He deployed fighters to protect the military junta in the West African country of Mali for $10 million a month, according to the Pentagon-funded Africa Center for Strategic Studies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

The junta established under N'Tam, a close associate of Embalo, has set December 6 as the date for presidential and legislative elections meant to restore civilian rule.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

It was the highest-level engagement between Washington and Myanmar’s ruling junta since the 2021 coup that ousted its elected leader, the Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, and plunged the country into civil war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Now, the junta also faces internal threats that challenge the military's cohesion.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

The suspect most locals considered the killer was a member of the junta.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Benin officials suspect Tigri, Samary and the sergeant have found shelter with one of the neighboring military juntas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

Niger and landlocked Mali, ruled by juntas, are allies along with military-ruled Burkina Faso, and all three are grappling with intensified jihadist attacks.

From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026

He now has to do business with neighbours led by hostile military juntas -- notably in Burkina Faso -- which are battling jihadists.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025

Gold is a lifeline for the military juntas of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, who are beleaguered by jihadist insurgencies, regional isolation, and the ravages of climate change.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025

General Villareal, who had saved one battalion from the wreck of the Alavese troops, joined him; and the juntas and deputations of the various provinces named Zumalacarregui commander-in-chief of all the Carlist forces.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 by Various


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