coup
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Mali is currently led by Gen Assimi Goïta, who first seized power in a coup in 2020, promising to restore security and push back the armed groups.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Putin has reportedly told close associates that he fears a coup or even assassination.
From Slate • May 9, 2026
Mr. Putin is spending “more time in underground bunkers,” the Financial Times reports, and he is taking other security precautions amid Kremlin concerns “over a coup d’état or an assassination attempt, specifically involving drones.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
“The House of the Spirits” spans half a century, including the coup that replaced a socialist president with a military dictator, based on Salvador Allende and Augusto Pinochet, respectively, though neither are ever named.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
By the next day, the plotters lost their nerve and the coup fizzled.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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