putsch

Example Sentences

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The military appointed General Horta N'Tam, the army's chief of staff, as the country's new leader for a transition period of one year after Wednesday's putsch.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

The overwhelming favourite in the race on Saturday is the man who led that peaceful putsch and has dominated the political scene ever since, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2025

Though they largely put down the putsch, many then turned their wrath on Alawites, a largely impoverished minority that constitutes some 10% of the country’s population and which dominated Assad-era security services and state bureaucracy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

Foreign powers condemned the putsch but did nothing.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2023

Gurgurk's started a putsch against King Jaikark; I'm going to Konkrook at once.

From Uller Uprising by Clark, John D.