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or coups d'etat
also coup d'états
or coup d'etats
as in coups
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The area has been engulfed in decades-long conflict between armed ethnic groups and the Burmese authorities, who are now fighting multiple insurgencies following the 2021 military coup and its violent crackdown on opposition forces.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025 -
Gang members burned schools and police stations, raided the country’s two largest prisons and led insurgencies in many parts of the capital.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Coups d'état.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coups%20d%27%C3%A9tat. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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