coup d'etat
Example Sentences
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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
President Park Chun-hee, a military dictator who took power in a coup d’etat in 1963, suggested that the company make the broth spicy in order to appeal to Korean palates.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2024
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
After the councillor had left, Loedinger, my old associate and prison-mate, told me in confidence, that he expected a coup d'etat.
From Waldfried A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold
