Paramilitary dictatorships?

[Die Neue Zeit]

Everyone knows the cookie-cutter military juntas and other assorted military dictatorships arising from veto or guardian/"musical chairs" military coups and rare breakthrough military coups.

However, are there concrete examples of past paramilitary dictatorships? In 2010, an Iranian exile stated, "When you rely on the power of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to remain in power it is only a matter of time before the regime becomes a paramilitary dictatorship - and it is about time we realize this." (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35402650/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/t/saudi-official-iran-sanctions-may-have-hit-limit/)

[Ismail]

Similar stuff was said about Iraq (with its Fedayeen Saddam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedayeen_Saddam)) and Nicaragua under Somoza (with the National Guard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Guard_%28Nicaragua%29)), but does it really matter? There isn't much of a difference.

[Die Neue Zeit]

When the National Guard of Paris (1871) seized power temporarily, before ceding power to an elected Communal Council, was that an example of a paramilitary dictatorship?

[¿Que?]

I'm not that familiar with it, but wouldn't the whole operation condor fall into that category, or was that the military proper (as opposed to paramilitaries)?

[Tim Finnegan]

Everyone knows the cookie-cutter military juntas and other assorted military dictatorships arising from veto or guardian/"musical chairs" military coups and rare breakthrough military coups.

However, are there concrete examples of past paramilitary dictatorships? In 2010, an Iranian exile stated, ""When you rely on the power of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to remain in power it is only a matter of time before the regime becomes a paramilitary dictatorship - and it is about time we realize this." (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35402650/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/t/saudi-official-iran-sanctions-may-have-hit-limit/)
I know that some of the caudillo regimes in Latin America ended up resting almost entirely on the backs of private armies- in Venezuela under Antonio Guzmán Blanco, it apparently reached the point where they entire federal army was dismissed- although they were often so chaotic that I don't know what general themes could be drawn from them. I've also read that there was also a point in China where tensions between the People's Liberation Army and the Politburo reached the point that it looked such a scenario may emerge with the "loyalist" People's Armed Police serving such a role, but it was only mentioned in passing so I couldn't tell you much more about it.

[B0LSHEVIK]

Everyone knows the cookie-cutter military juntas and other assorted military dictatorships arising from veto or guardian/"musical chairs" military coups and rare breakthrough military coups.

However, are there concrete examples of past paramilitary dictatorships? In 2010, an Iranian exile stated, "When you rely on the power of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to remain in power it is only a matter of time before the regime becomes a paramilitary dictatorship - and it is about time we realize this." (http://server15.kproxy.com/servlet/redirect.srv/sruj/swcx/sppcid/spqr/p1/id/35402650/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/t/saudi-official-iran-sanctions-may-have-hit-limit/)

Im not sure if I understand correctly, strictly paramilitary governments? As in, unofficial rebel groups un affiliated with the national armed forces? Plenty. Cuba. Iran. Many in Africa. Most of Central America. Colombia's contemporary government. Many, many more.