What circumstances have resulted in the Military taking over in the past?
I think it's a lot rarer than people think. Most times the military sit waiting about for whoever is the more obvious leader of the country to come to light. Iran being a semi recent example. "The military" are people who are wanting to go on holiday, buy that boat, send their kids to that school or this school. They're just people and post WWII most militaries are compartmentalised in certain ways to stop 3 odd generals deciding they own the country now.
I think it's a lot rarer than people think. Most times the military sit waiting about for whoever is the more obvious leader of the country to come to light. Iran being a semi recent example. "The military" are people who are wanting to go on holiday, buy that boat, send their kids to that school or this school. They're just people and post WWII most militaries are compartmentalised in certain ways to stop 3 odd generals deciding they own the country now.