Synonyms
Examples for "coup"
Examples for "coup"
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Amnesty International said coup leaders had arrested several members of Toure's government.
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France and Germany condemned the coup, with the UN expressing serious concern.
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However the union's latest venture could yet be its most successful coup.
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The army seized power weeks later in a coup on May 22.
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The coup in Haiti has been the site of state-sponsored political violence.
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Israeli officials have watched political turmoil since Mubarak's overthrow with growing wariness.
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Western air support helped Libyan rebels to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi last year.
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Russian troops poured into Chechnya in 1999 to overthrow a separatist government.
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They should help overthrow the regime that turned good men into criminals.
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The object of this was the overthrow of British dominion in India.
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However, it has long been plagued by political instability and military coups.
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Fiji's political history is complex but best known internationally for its coups.
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The former Portuguese colony has seen several coups since independence in 1974.
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Fiji has had four coups - the last one 11 years ago.
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Lesotho has seen a series of military coups since independence in 1966.
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The putsch lasted a week and the government was restored last Wednesday.
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The Communist putsch in Germany was smashed by the German government.
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The army denied a putsch was imminent, saying police could handle the protests.
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It's only a matter of time before putsch comes to shove.
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A decade later, rivals waged a short-lived putsch against Chavez himself.
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Dos pajaros al un golpe! (Two birds with one stone.)
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"Nowe maie alle Helle open to golpe thee downe," etc.
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A coup d'état is an event with immediate obvious and decisive results.
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This coup d'état was described as the suppression of a Royalist conspiracy.
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In the past this kind of situation might have led to a coup d'état.
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My guess is he offered you power through the League... A coup d'état, maybe?
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Cloud that the coup d'état occurred which made Napoleon first-consul.
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But the time had passed for coups d'état.
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Lamoignon was skilled in coups d'état.
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As long as the marshal was at the Elysee, foreign governments were not afraid of coups d'état or revolutions.
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Failed civilian governments and a series of army-led coups d'état conditioned rising young generals to see themselves as politicians.
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