junta
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Niger has been ruled for three years by a military junta that has struggled to contain jihadist violence, which has blighted the west African country for around a decade.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
According to Malian state TV, the vehicles were then transported across Togo and through Burkina Faso - which is also ruled by a military junta backed by Moscow.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Over the past year the military junta recaptured much of the territory it had lost to the hundreds of insurgent groups which formed to resist the coup.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Argentina, ruled at the time by a military junta led by General Leopoldo Galtieri, invaded the islands, situated 300 miles off Argentina's east coast, in 1982.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
The suspect most locals considered the killer was a member of the junta.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
This month, Venezuela and the military juntas in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger also started the process of leaving the ICC, based in The Hague, which prosecutes individuals for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
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
"The juntas are professionally unprepared for the rigours of governance."
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2025
Provisional juntas were rapidly organized in the various provinces of the kingdom of Spain and affairs administered in the name of Ferdinand VII.
From The United States and Latin America by John Holladay Latane
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