martial law era
Soldiers enforce rules
A martial law era is a period in a nation's history when military authority replaced civilian government, typically marked by suspended civil liberties, curfews, and suppression of dissent.
The phrase most commonly refers to specific historical periods: the martial law era in the Philippines (1972–1981 under Marcos), Taiwan's martial law era (1949–1987).
These eras often define a generation's collective memory and political identity.
- military ruleGovernment by armed forces
- curfewMandated return time
- tanksStorage vessels for liquids
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- dissidentsPolitical objectors
crackdown · junta · dictator · uprising · arrests · censorship · propaganda · press freedom · resistance · checkpoints · detention · political prisoners · regime · state of emergency · repression · silence · human rights · underground
- KuomintangKuomintang, Guomindang, Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, blue sky
- BangsamoroSulu, sultanate, kris, Islam, masjid
- Polish LiteratureHerbert, Schulz, Pharaoh, Ashes, Solaris
martial law eracivilian rule
Government by elected officials
constitutional democracy · parliamentary democracy · democratic governance · rule of law · republican government
martial law erafree society
Polity guaranteeing personal liberties
open society · glasnost · thaw