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Meanings of coups d'état in English

Russian
дворцовый переворот
Portuguese
golpe de estado
Spanish
golpista
Catalan
pronunciamiento
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Sudden deposition of a government; illegal and overt seizure of a state by the military or other elites within the state apparatus.

      дворцовый переворот
      Usage of coups d'état in English
      1
      But the time had passed for coups d'état.
      History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814
      2
      Lamoignon was skilled in coups d'état.
      History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814
      3
      As long as the marshal was at the Elysee, foreign governments were not afraid of coups d'état or revolutions.
      My First Years as a Frenchwoman, 1876-1879
      4
      Failed civilian governments and a series of army-led coups d'état conditioned rising young generals to see themselves as politicians.
      Ghost wars