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West African leaders have made scant headway in their efforts to ensure Mali swiftly reverts to civilian rule after President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s ouster by a military junta. Katarina Hoije, Bloomberg.com, "Mali Coup Talks Hit Impasse Over Transition to Civilian Rule," 28 Aug. 2020

But the island has been effectively divided since Turkey’s military captured the northern third in 1974, following a coup attempt in which a military junta in Athens sought to unite Cyprus with Greece. Patrick Donahue, Bloomberg.com, "EU Prepares Turkey Sanctions in Case Diplomatic Moves Fail," 29 Aug. 2020

The Argentine junta justified its use of armed forces against its own citizens as a response to an existential national threat, even though neo-fascist paramilitary groups had been fueling violence for at least three years before the 1976 coup. Federico Finchelstein, The New Republic, "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Right to Warn of “Fascism in the United States”," 20 Aug. 2020

Possibly the greatest, and most enduring political thriller ever made, Z was produced under specific circumstances and satirized the military junta that governed Greece from 1967 to 1974. David Sims, The Atlantic, "The 13 Best Movies About Why You Shouldn’t Trust the Government," 5 June 2020

Bill Clinton’s administration, meanwhile, expanded the NATO alliance while staying on good terms with Russia; forced the Haitian junta to step down; halted genocidal Serbian expansionism; helped bring peace to Ireland; and started no wars. Joseph O’neill, The New York Review of Books, "Brand New Dems?," 29 Apr. 2020

The party finished third in the poll -- which ended five years under a junta -- on a platform that included rewriting the current constitution, curbing the army’s influence and breaking up oligopolies. Suttinee Yuvejwattana, Bloomberg.com, "Thai Court Says Opposition Party Not Guilty of Seeking to Oust Monarchy," 29 Apr. 2020

After Argentina was defeated by Great Britain in the Falklands War of 1982, the country’s military junta began to lose its grip on power. Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com, "‘Tex’ Harris, US diplomat who exposed human rights abuses in Argentina, dies at 81," 2 Mar. 2020

Its clients included Iran, military juntas in Latin America, nuclear rivals India and Pakistan, and even the Vatican. Greg Miller, Anchorage Daily News, "‘Intelligence coup of the century’: How the CIA was able to read encrypted messages of allies and adversaries for decades," 11 Feb. 2020

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