putsch
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Aung San's wartime comrade Ne Win, who had taken the helm of the armed forces after the leader's assassination in murky circumstances, swooped in in a putsch he justified as protection against Myanmar's disintegration.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
In Niger, the circumstances surrounding the 2023 putsch were equally distinctive.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
Though they largely put down the putsch, many then turned their wrath on Alawites, a largely impoverished minority that constitutes some 10% of the country’s population and which dominated Assad-era security services and state bureaucracy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
The same morning, as news of the putsch spread across Niamey, former president Issoufou contacted Tiani, offering to serve as a mediator, two people familiar with the matter said.
From Reuters ● Aug. 6, 2023
Gurgurk's started a putsch against King Jaikark; I'm going to Konkrook at once.
From Uller Uprising by John D. Clark
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