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A '''military [[dictatorship]]''' is an | A '''military [[dictatorship]]''' is an authoritarian form of government in which political power is held by the military. | ||
== Structure == | == Structure == | ||
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Even though the government has great power over the nation (power that is obtained through the violation of human rights and with strong indoctrination through a fervent [[cult of personality]]), it should be known that these types of governments can easily break down. In fact, it often abandons power only under the pressure of an already ongoing or imminent popular uprising. | Even though the government has great power over the nation (power that is obtained through the violation of human rights and with strong indoctrination through a fervent [[cult of personality]]), it should be known that these types of governments can easily break down. In fact, it often abandons power only under the pressure of an already ongoing or imminent popular uprising. | ||
== Characteristic == | == Characteristic == | ||
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* [[Ibrahim Babangida]] | * [[Ibrahim Babangida]] | ||
* [[Ibrahim 'Abbud]] | * [[Ibrahim 'Abbud]] | ||
* [[Yakubu Gowon]] | |||
* [[Ja'far al-Nimeyri]] | * [[Ja'far al-Nimeyri]] | ||
* [[Jean-Baptiste Bagaza]] | * [[Jean-Baptiste Bagaza]] | ||