After initial nervousness, there seems to be no military threat to the nation's 34-year-old civilian democracy.

She reaffirmed American support for civilian democracy in Guatemala.

Formally a civilian democracy, the government is an unequal partnership between two forces - one civilian and democratic, the other military.

The junta says it marks the transition from military rule to a civilian democracy.

In addition, most members of the military welcomed the beginning of a transition to civilian democracy.

Unlike main parties, National Women's party never revived after returning to civilian democracy in 1983.

The country's 35-year-old civilian democracy is Latin America's oldest.

The uneasy, decadelong transition to civilian democracy was on display even before the air force aircraft bringing him home touched the ground this morning.

And civilian democracy is the general rule.

The accident ended the 48-year political career of a man who had struggled for generations to implant civilian democracy in South America's largest nation.