Colonels' regime

The term Colonels' regime is often used as a generic term for any military rule by senior officers, synonymous with military junta.

Specifically, it can refer to either of two groups:

Piłsudski's colonels of interwar Poland (1926–1939)
The leadership of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974

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