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

The beginning of 2000 saw an Ecuadorean coup d’etat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2023

These only increased after the celebrated coup d'etat of 2nd December.

From Pius IX. And His Time by Dawson, Æneas MacDonell