Liya Kebede

When our mothers are alive and healthy, they do extraordinary things... like the mothers of Plaza de Mayo, who marched in Argentinean plazas, defying the military junta dictatorship and demanding the whereabouts of their abducted children... or the Liberian mothers who faced down civil war armed only with T-shirts and courage.

Ethiopian Model

Joseph Crowley

I believe that the United States has a moral obligation to stand up for those citizens of the world who cannot stand up for themselves, and I am proud to have authored the bill signed into law today that continues to put significant pressure on the brutal Burmese military junta.

American Politician

Viggo Mortensen

One of the most effective tools that the Cheney-Bush junta has used to marginalize dissenting or even mildly inquisitive American citizens has been the accusation of being unpatriotic.

American Actor

Mike Pompeo

The nuclear deal with Iran's radical clerics and their military junta is the most dangerous and potentially deadly action that the Obama administration has yet taken.

Gore Vidal

I am told the Cheney-Bush team dislikes their junta being compared to the Nazis. If they ceased behaving like Nazis, no comparison would come to mind.

American Novelist

Represents a forceful takeover, often negative and oppressive.

Forceful Connotation

Juntas are usually temporary and aim to govern until order is restored.

Temporary Nature

A junta often emerges after political or social unrest.

Associated Unrest

Commonly used in Spain and Portugal to mean a group that makes decisions.

Cultural Context

Refers to groups involved in governance or administration, not necessarily military.

Administrative Role

Can refer to local or regional councils, not just national-level bodies.

Not Always National

 When he was threatened by the thugs of the Argentine military junta, he came back and said, "Oh, come on, how else can you threaten, other than with death?" The interesting thing, the original thing, would be to threaten somebody with immortality. And that, of course, is what we are all