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The 36 pages that link to Military dictatorship, each with the reason it gives.

• AuthoritarianismBroader topic: It is one specific form of authoritarian rule, distinguished by the military's governing role.

• One-party stateCompared with: Military rulers may suppress parties without making a single party the source of state authority.

• Military–industrial complexCompared with: The complex concerns influence within a state, not necessarily direct rule by the armed forces.

• Coup d'étatRelated: A coup is a method of taking power; military dictatorship is one possible form of rule afterward.

• The ProtectorateCompared with: Military power under the Protectorate invites comparison, though its constitutional forms complicate the label.

• Estado NovoNarrower topic: The Estado Novo developed out of a dictatorship established by military officers.

• Martial lawCompared with: A dictatorship is a durable form of regime, whereas martial law is an emergency governing arrangement.

• New OrderCompared with: The New Order combined extensive military influence with civilian offices and managed elections.

• Personalist dictatorshipCompared with: Military juntas distribute authority among officers, unlike rule centered on one leader’s personal discretion.

• CaudilloCompared with: Caudillos often commanded armed forces, but their authority rested on personal followings rather than military institutions alone.

• MilitarismBroader topic: When military influence overwhelms civilian authority, officers may take direct political power.

• Murtala MuhammedNarrower topic: Muhammed’s rule belonged to this broader form despite its planned civilian transition.

• EmirRelated: In some periods, military commanders bearing the title emir exercised state power.

• Yahya KhanNarrower topic: Yahya’s presidency was established through martial law and army rule.

• CaudillismoCompared with: Caudillismo rests primarily on a leader's personal following, not necessarily corporate military rule.

• Muhammadu BuhariNarrower topic: Buhari’s 1983–1985 government exercised power as a military regime.

• AutocracyBroader topic: It shows how a ruling group, rather than a single leader, can hold autocratic power.

• Marcos Pérez JiménezNarrower topic: Pérez Jiménez's rule depended on military authority and suppressed political competition.

• Adolfo Pérez EsquivelCompared with: The authoritarian state he opposed used military power to suppress dissent.

• Gustavo Rojas PinillaNarrower topic: Rojas’s presidency rested on military power rather than ordinary electoral succession.

• Mohamed MorsiCompared with: Morsi’s presidency was elected, while his removal strengthened military rule over Egypt.

• Albert I of BelgiumCompared with: Albert's wartime command did not make Belgium a military dictatorship.

• Blaise CompaoréCompared with: Compaoré came to power through a military coup but later governed through formal civilian institutions.

• Alfredo CristianiCompared with: Cristiani governed through elections, in contrast to El Salvador’s preceding era of military-dominated rule.

• Andrés RodríguezCompared with: Rodríguez replaced Stroessner’s personal dictatorship with a more open but still military-influenced order.

• Dawda JawaraCompared with: The military government that replaced Jawara sharply contrasted with his elected civilian administration.

• Hussain Muhammad ErshadNarrower topic: Ershad’s regime is commonly understood through this broader form of rule.

• Prudente de MoraisCompared with: Morais’s election marked a departure from the military leadership of the republic’s first presidents.

• 28 May 1926 coup d’étatNarrower topic: The coup replaced civilian republican rule with military control.

• Hugo BanzerNarrower topic: Banzer’s first government was a Bolivian instance of military dictatorship.

• Jerry RawlingsNarrower topic: Rawlings’s governments from 1981 to 1992 operated under military rather than elected civilian authority.

• Lansana ContéNarrower topic: Conté began as a military ruler and kept the armed forces central to his government.

• Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed TayaNarrower topic: Taya’s long presidency retained military foundations despite constitutional elections.

• Civil control of the militaryCompared with: It reverses the principle by placing political authority in military hands.

• José Víctor ZavalaCompared with: Zavala’s service as a general and politician should not be equated automatically with rule by a military regime.

• Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'iRelated: The coups surrounding ar-Ruba'i's tenure exemplified the military's growing role in Iraqi government.