puppet government

And Pakistan was determined to install a puppet government in Afghanistan once the Russians left.

Set up a puppet government; then use that regime to do your bidding.

It occupied neighboring Lebanon for decades, turning Beirut into a puppet government.

A puppet Government is an intelligible thing, but of a puppet pulled by a dozen strings no clear conception can be formed.

Her puppet government was a base mockery; he said Espartero had grossly deceived him!