coup
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He returned to power via a military coup in 1952, which in some ways lit the spark for Fidel Castro’s toppling of the Cuban government at the end of the decade.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
The Philippines foreign ministry earlier said Lazaro had spent Wednesday in the eastern state of Shan, overseeing humanitarian schemes aiding those displaced in the civil war triggered by the coup.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
As a college student, Cárdenas actively participated in protests against the U.S.-orchestrated coup in 1954 that toppled reformist President Jacobo Árbenz in Guatemala.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Barre seized power in Somalia in a bloodless coup in 1969.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
By the next day, the plotters lost their nerve and the coup fizzled.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
The takeover added Guinea-Bissau to a growing list of western and central African countries that have experienced military coups in recent years.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
A former Portuguese colony in the Gulf of Guinea, the island nation of 200,000 inhabitants has a history marked by attempted coups including one in 2022 that was promptly thwarted by the military.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
"When our presence was no longer wanted after the coups, we left," he explained.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
"When our presence was no longer wanted after the coups, we left," he told The Africa Report.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
HERMIONE: Severus, I’m done with living off scraps, making failed attempts at coups.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
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