military leader

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A statement by military leader Min Aung Hlaing, who led the coup, said he had "commuted her remaining sentence to be served at the designated residence".

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

No one was more surprised than the king himself that a philosophically inclined monarch had become such an impressive military leader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s most powerful military leader since the 1979 revolution and the architect of its shadowy expeditions around the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

The appointment of Gen Horta N'Tam as Guinea-Bissau's new military leader has also raised suspicions, as the general was considered to be a close ally of Embaló's.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

By April, the ANC and General Bantu Holomisa, the military leader of the Transkei and an ANC loyalist, had arranged for a visit.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela