coup d'etat
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And then real conspiracies usually revolve around singular events like a coup-d'état or an assassination.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2021
They found them stupefied, more afraid of a coup-d'état than of the Prussian victories.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.
The question thus stated, it remains to inquire, 1st, if the directory could have conquered by any other means than a coup-d'état; 2ndly, whether it misused its victory?
From History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 by Mignet, M. (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis)
Recalled to power by the Page 274 reactionaries, in 1898, after a brief retirement, the Empress Dowager dethroned her puppet by a second coup-d'état.
From The Awakening of China by Martin, W. A. P. (William Alexander Parsons)
The Mamelukes, who know their Left, recover their self-assurance, throw Ollivier overboard and form a coup-d'état Ministry.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.
