military leader

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Mali's military leader Gen Assimi Goïta has taken over as defence minister after the officer who previously held the post was killed in a wave of sweeping surprise attacks.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

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

"The pistol-shooting scene clearly serves to signal that she is cultivating the attributes of a military leader."

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

The summons announced that the civil and military leader of the province would arrive on the following Friday ready to intercede in the conflict.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez