Militair Gezag

Military authority suspends the Constitution and Parliament

📅 13 August 1980

General Decree A transferred governing authority to the Military Authority, imposed a state of siege, suspended the Constitution and suspended Parliament. The rupture converted a coup initially...

Decree C-64 formalizes the Military Authority’s central role

📅 25 March 1982

Decree C-64 designated a Central Executive Body as the highest governing body and left its composition to the Military Authority. The Inter-American Commission described it as formalizing the de facto...