coup d'etat
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Democracy was restored months later, after the Greek junta engineered a botched coup d'etat in Cyprus that prompted a Turkish invasion.
From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025
Presidential spokesperson Lova Ranoromaro said on social media that "we do not want a coup d'etat, because a coup d'etat destroys a nation, because a coup d'etat destroys the future of our children".
From BBC • Oct. 2, 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
The Secretary arose and announced that Mr. Parsons had been elected President of the R. W. & O. Sloan flushed, and then prepared to spring a coup d’etat.
From The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad by Hungerford, Edward