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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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Another really quick side note: The family is plotting a coup against Rowan.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
26 Jan. 2025
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Amid disparate motives and seething grudges, mission creep set in and the coup evolved into an assassination.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Backstops still remain if that were the case, experts noted: prosecutors could threaten revolt, courts could reject cases that lack proof of a crime or Congress could step in.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
29 Jan. 2025
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The document appears to be prosecutors' notes prepared for a trial before Roman officials on the eve of the Bar Kokhba revolt—a major Jewish uprising against Roman rule that took place between A.D. 132–136.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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The lawsuit stemmed from Trump's ban from Facebook and Instagram following the January 6th insurrection.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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The House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6 insurrection estimated that Trump’s speech drew 53,000 supporters.—
Leonard Greene,
The Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Assad’s particular brutality militarized Syria’s initially peaceful uprising, justifying an increasingly militant opposition to him.—
Fawaz A. Gerges,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Jan. 2025
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The political uprising quickly turned into an armed insurrection.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Trump could instead lead with Vice President JD Vance’s promise: Boost the Child Tax Credit to $5,000 per child for young families, a progressive idea submitted by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) last week in a timid insurgency by Republican moderates who prefer to lift middling Americans.—
Bruce Fuller,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Feb. 2025
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Moreover, if an agreement with the PKK is not part of a larger arrangement securing the equal status and democratic rights of Turkey’s Kurdish population, simmering discontent could once again spill over into armed insurgency.—
Halil Karaveli,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Feb. 2025
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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 12 Feb. 2025.
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