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US General Douglas MacArthur (left), military ruler of Japan 1945-1952, next to Japan's defeated Emperor, Hirohito
US General Douglas MacArthur (left), military ruler of Japan 1945-1952, next to Japan's defeated Emperor, Hirohito

Military rule may mean: This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ...

Military rule may also be: Militarism tends to be defined in recent times as the direct opposition to peace. ... Belligerent military occupation, occurs when one nations military garrisons occupy all or part of the territory of another nation or recognized belligerent during an invasion (during or after a war). ... // Introduction In most wars some territory is placed under the martial law of a hostile army, most belligerent military occupations end with the cessation of hostilities. ... Martial Law is the system of rules that takes effect (usually after a formal declaration) when a military authority takes control of the normal administration of justice. ... A police state is a political condition where the government maintains strict control over society, particularly through suspension of civil rights and often with the use of a force of secret police. ... Military law is a distinct legal system which members of armed forces are subject. ... Augusto Pinochet (sitting) was an army general who led a military coup in Chile in 1973. ... Jump to: navigation, search A military tribunal is a kind of military court designed to try enemy forces members during war time, it operates outside the scope of conventional criminal and civil matters; the judges are military officers; and the judges fulfill the role of jurors. ...


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Military - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1009 words)
Military strength is a term that describes a quantification or reference to a nation's standing military forces or the capacity for fulfillment of that military's role.
Military Force is a term that might refer to a particular unit, a regiment or gunboat deployed in a particular locale, or as an aggregate of such forces (e.g.
Military history is often considered to be the history of all conflicts, not just the history of proper militaries.
Military dictatorship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (704 words)
A military dictatorship is a form of government wherein the political power resides with the military; it is similar but not identical to a stratocracy, a state ruled directly by the military.
In the past, military juntas have justified their rule as a way of bringing political stability for the nation or rescuing it from the threat of "dangerous ideologies".
One of the almost universal characteristics of a military government is the institution of martial law or a permanent state of emergency.
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