mutiny

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All of them involve high stakes: mutiny and trauma, transcendence and growth.

From Los Angeles Times

A bonus: Christian, a former journalist, is a direct descendant of Fletcher Christian, who led the mutiny.

From New York Times

The trial was nearly derailed on Jan. 24 when mutinying soldiers ousted Burkina Faso’s elected president and installed a military leader — sub-Saharan Africa’s sixth coup in 18 months.

From New York Times

Further research found that Jackson was killed during a mutiny aboard a ship in 1743 that at the time was transporting 15 slaves, 13 of whom were children.

From Seattle Times

Bounty, when his second-in-command, Fletcher Christian, led a mutiny precipitated by a fight, it seems, over stolen coconuts.

From Washington Post