Military dictatorship

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A military dictatorship, or a military regime, is a type of dictatorship where supreme power is held and exercised by the armed forces. Military dictatorships are led by either the ranking commander-in-chief (i.e. a military dictator) or by a council of military officers known as a military junta. They are most often formed by military coups or by the empowerment of the military through a popular uprising in times of domestic unrest or instability. The military nominally seeks power to restore order or fight corruption, but the personal motivations of military officers will vary.[1]

Modern military dictatorship developed in Latin America during the 19th century, and it expanded in Europe during the early-20th century.[2] It saw a resurgence during the Cold War, and new military dictatorships were established in Africa, Asia, and Latin America in the 1960s.[3] Some scholars have asserted that the number of military dictatorships has declined since the end of the Cold War.[4]

  1. ^ Geddes, Frantz & Wright 2014.
  2. ^ Prieto, Moisés (19 September 2021). Dictatorship in the Nineteenth Century: Conceptualisations, Experiences, Transfers. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-43708-9.
  3. ^ Abrahamsen 2018, p. 24.
  4. ^ Danopoulos 1988.
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