A military junta (/ ˈ h ʊ n t ə, ˈ dʒ ʌ n t ə / ⓘ) is a system of government led by a committee of military leaders. The term junta means "meeting" or "committee" and originated in the national and local junta organized by the Spanish resistance to Napoleon's invasion of Spain in 1808. [1]

A military dictatorship, or a military regime, is a type of dictatorship in which power is held by one or more military officers. Military dictatorships are led by either a single military dictator, known as a strongman, or by a council of military officers known as a military junta.

Junta, (Spanish: “meeting”), committee or administrative council, particularly one that rules a country after a coup d’etat and before a legal government has been established. The word was widely used in the 16th century to refer to numerous government consultative committees.

Inside the fight to memorialize victims of the military junta that ruled over the South American nation in the 1970s and '80s

May 16, 2024 · “The junta has more and better weapons than we do,” says Saw Mya of the Karen National Liberation Army, the armed wing of the resistance group that captured and then lost Myawaddy last month.

A military junta is a committee of military leaders. Military juntas are typically formed after a military coup, when officers seize power from the existing government. The junta acts as the new government and rules the region, which is different from an autocratic military dictatorship where a single officer retains control.

8 hours ago · Insurgent forces in eastern Myanmar captured a military camp on Friday after a battle of over two weeks that saw at least 11 junta soldiers flee across border into Thailand, rebels told Radio Free Asia. The capture of the Pu Lu Tu camp in Kayin state by fighters of the Karen National Liberation Army ...

22 hours ago · According to most estimates, the military barely controls 30 percent of Myanmar. Gomez said the aim of the poll would be to ensconce the junta’s power in much the same way as the military dictatorships that controlled Myanmar before a decade of democracy emerged in 2011, with Aung San Suu Kyi at the helm.

Mar 4, 2025 · Chinese aid to the military government is not new. Until the democratic transition in 2015, China was the primary backer of the junta in military, economic, and diplomatic terms. The establishment of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor in 2018 as part of the Belt and Road Initiative solidified China’s economic dominance in the country.

3 days ago · Military abuses are rampant in areas contested by ethnic armed groups and anti-junta forces. Myanmar’s generals do not control enough of the country to hold credible elections.