Theory question 110
Military RuleGive six reasons for the reluctance of military regimes to hand over power to civilian administrations.
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Any six: personal ambition and love of power; fear of probe/prosecution for corruption and abuses after leaving office; access to wealth; claim that the problems they came to solve are not finished; distrust of politicians; desire to 'transmute' into civilian presidents (self-succession); divisions within the military; support from some civilians and foreign interests; fear of a return to the instability that led to the coup.
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