junta
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Mali's military junta has suffered several battlefield setbacks in recent weeks.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 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
Myanmar's leader Min Aung Hlaing will next month make his first official visit to Thailand since stepping down as junta chief to become civilian leader, Thailand's foreign minister told AFP Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
It brokered the two truces and threw its weight behind then junta chief Min Aung Hlaing when he mounted elections he touted as a return to civilian rule.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Farmer was hoping Aristide would openly challenge the junta by running for president.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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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
He now has to do business with neighbours led by hostile military juntas -- notably in Burkina Faso -- which are battling jihadists.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025
The military takeover followed a string of others in the region - neighbouring Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso are also run by juntas.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2025
In Aragon, there was a distinct institution for the maintenance of peace, the kingdom being divided into unions or juntas, with a chief officer, called Suprajunctarius, at their head.
From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Henry Hallam
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