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
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
The beginning of 2000 saw an Ecuadorean coup d’etat.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 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
Our coup d'etat succeeded quite as well as that of the 2d of December, and before a week elapsed the chief officers were all splendidly mounted and fully equipped.
From Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. by Rhodes, W. H. (William Henry)
