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A military junta (pronounced /ˈhʊntə/ or /ˈdʒʌntə/) is a government led by a committee of military leaders. The term derives from the Spanish junta meaning committee, specifically a board of directors. Sometimes it becomes a military dictatorship, though the terms are not synonymous.

Well-known military juntas

• Bolivian Military Juntas (1970-1971 and 1980-1982)
• Nigerian Military Juntas (1966–1979 and 1983–1998)
• Greek Military Junta (1967–1974), also known as The Regime of the Colonels
• Peruvian Military Junta (1968-1980)
• Brazilian Military Junta (1969)
• Argentine Military Junta (1976-1983)
• Government Junta of Chile (1973–1990)
• Derg in Ethiopia (1974–1987)
• Junta of National Reconstruction in Nicaragua (1979–1985)
• Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador (1979–1982)
• Military Council of National Salvation in Poland (1981–1983)
• Haitian Military Junta (1991–1994)
• State Peace and Development Council in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) (1988–present), known as the State Law and Order Restoration Council from 1988 to 1997
• National Salvation Junta (Portuguese: Junta de Salvação Nacional) in Portugal (1974–1976)
• National Reorganization Process in Argentina (1976-1983)
• Mixed Military-run Governments in Thailand (1932-1973)
• Aftermatch of Thammasart University's accused communists crackdown in Thailand (1976-1980)
• National Peace Keeping Council in Thailand (1991-1992)
• Council for National Security in Thailand (2006–2008)
• Mauritanian Military Junta (2008-2009)

Failed military juntas

• French Algeria Military Junta (1961)

Countries currently with juntas

• Burma (1962-present)
• Fiji (2006-present)
• Guinea (2008-present)
• Libya (1969-present) (technically, a Jamāhīrīya)