coup
Example Sentences
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The three states are ruled by military juntas which seized power in coups.
From BBC
In October 1964 the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev was deposed in a nonviolent coup.
His path took shape after Chávez, a young tank commander bent on remaking Venezuela, launched a failed coup in 1992 and was jailed.
The protests continued and in October Rajoelina was deposed in a coup.
From BBC
However, it has endured several coups and a civil war since gaining its independence from the Netherlands in 1975.
From BBC
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