what do you understand by the term military dictatorship
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Military dictator rule is said when the military takes over the power to rule and simply starts dictating
A military dictatorship is a form of government in which the military assumes control of the country and prevents “normal” politics (the kind with political parties and elections) from happening. This usually features rule by one particular “strongman”, either from the start of the dictatorship or over the course of the dictatorship. The military usually assumes control of the country due to instability and “paralysis” in the regular political processes. Two good examples here from history are the frequent coups in Turkey over the last century, as well as the more recent ones in Fiji - in both cases, the political process was seen to be broken (in Turkey’s case, riots and crime were a concern as well), and the military viewed the imposition of martial law as the only way of preventing a complete breakdown in society. In the two instances I’ve cited, there was an agreement that the military would return to the barracks once the political process was fixed. The Turkish army, for example, has historically arranged for a re-written constitution to fix problems of under-representation, usually banned some of the political leadership for a while, and occasionally banned one or more political parties, then arranged for fresh elections. That said, there are instances where the military takes over and, despite claims to the contrary, doesn’t really straighten things out too rapidly. Myanmar, which has only recently begun a transition to democracy after several decades of military rule, is a good example here.