coup d'etat
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Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year prison sentence for an attempted coup d'etat, underwent successful surgery on Thursday to repair an inguinal hernia, his wife said.
From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025
In the Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar, there has been a civil war going on since a military coup d’etat in 2021.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2023
"We are no longer there to be the substitute for a coup d'etat or a failing political process," Macron said.
From Reuters ● Jun. 21, 2023
His importance as a figurehead had only increased during a time of instability and uncertainty, with the country under military rule following the coup d'etat of 1964.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2022
And thus will be avenged the coup d'etat of Brumaire, thus his attempts against the liberty of the people.
From The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution by Eug?ne Sue
Most Americans don’t fear a military coup d’état, because they are confident that the armed forces’ loyalties lie with the Constitution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2026
“A coup d’état does not result from isolated acts or individual demonstrations lacking coordination, but rather from the actions of organized groups, equipped with resources and strategic capacity to confront and replace the incumbent power.”
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2025
“In time of coup d’état and autocracy in Africa, this election is an opportunity to reinforce a unique democracy in central Africa,” said Fred Bauma, executive director of Congolese research institute Ebuteli.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
"The United States has concluded that a military coup d’état has taken place in Gabon," a U.S.
From Reuters ● Oct. 24, 2023
For twelve days after his letter to the State Department enclosing the above proclamation, Mr. Pratt, so far as the record discloses, contemplated his coup d’état in silent satisfaction.
From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. Blount
