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Recent Examples of coup d'état
Spain The former king of Spain, Juan Carlos, saw an explosion of popularity in the 1980s after helping to foil a coup d'etat attempt.
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Justin Klawans, theweek, 27 Feb. 2024
The ceremony came after Nguema seized power in a coup d'etat last week, in the latest usurping of control in African countries.
—Justin Klawans, The Week, 4 Sep. 2023
Bazoum was deposed from power three weeks ago during a coup d'etat that installed a military junta in Niger, and has been imprisoned in the basement of the presidential palace ever since.
—Justin Klawans, The Week, 12 Aug. 2023
Fighting began after the RSF attempted to seize control of the Sudanese government in an ongoing coup d'etat.
—Justin Klawans, The Week, 18 Apr. 2023
A lot of crazy things have to happen for the Colts to make it to January, including Ralph Nader seizing the presidency in a bloody coup d'etat.
—Nat Newell, The Indianapolis Star, 10 July 2020
Also in attendance at that event was the junta leader who seized power in Guinea a little over a year after Mali's coup d'etat.
—Krista Larson, ajc, 24 Sep. 2022
In August 1991, hard-liners in the government launched an abortive coup d'etat.
—William Welch and Jorge Ortiz, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2022
The 84-year-old former leader was overthrown in a coup d'etat in September by a military junta that now leads the West African country.
—Washington Post, 5 May 2022
Justin Klawans, theweek, 27 Feb. 2024
The ceremony came after Nguema seized power in a coup d'etat last week, in the latest usurping of control in African countries.
—Justin Klawans, The Week, 4 Sep. 2023
Bazoum was deposed from power three weeks ago during a coup d'etat that installed a military junta in Niger, and has been imprisoned in the basement of the presidential palace ever since.
—Justin Klawans, The Week, 12 Aug. 2023
Fighting began after the RSF attempted to seize control of the Sudanese government in an ongoing coup d'etat.
—Justin Klawans, The Week, 18 Apr. 2023
A lot of crazy things have to happen for the Colts to make it to January, including Ralph Nader seizing the presidency in a bloody coup d'etat.
—Nat Newell, The Indianapolis Star, 10 July 2020
Also in attendance at that event was the junta leader who seized power in Guinea a little over a year after Mali's coup d'etat.
—Krista Larson, ajc, 24 Sep. 2022
In August 1991, hard-liners in the government launched an abortive coup d'etat.
—William Welch and Jorge Ortiz, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2022
The 84-year-old former leader was overthrown in a coup d'etat in September by a military junta that now leads the West African country.
—Washington Post, 5 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coup d'état
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This ushered in a quarter century of instability, marked by frequent coups, military revolts, and civil disorders.Sefa Secen / Made by History, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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But Perón’s efforts to curb the political influence of the Catholic Church antagonized the military, and in September 1955 Perón was deposed in a coup and forced into exile.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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But if there is any kind of revolt from Johnson’s conservative detractors during the Jan. 3 Speaker vote, no Democrats will step in to save him, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) warned on Wednesday.Mike Lillis, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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On the morning of the revolt, a young French soldier ran into a Natchez woman who tipped him off about the impending attack.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
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Under Korean law, a sitting president is immune from criminal prosecution on all matters except for leading an insurrection or acts of treason.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Watch on Deadline Christian nationalist elements in the U.S. played a key role in the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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These were anti-Axis uprisings, in which Iraqis and Lebanese sought to prioritize their own countries over the Axis’s plans for revolutionary havoc in the region.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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The two are thrown into the chaos of a political uprising, on opposite sides of the war.Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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The insurgency, which began in the northern city of Aleppo, was carried out by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a Sunni Islamist coalition formed in 2017 from several opposition forces committed to toppling Assad and establishing an Islamic Emirate in Syria.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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In Gaza, Israel must avoid either a vacuum, in which Hamas could reemerge, or an indefinite stay, which would guarantee an insurgency.Stuart E. Eizenstat, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Coup d'état.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coup%20d%27%C3%A9tat. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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