coups d'état
Sudden government takeovers
Coups d'état is the plural of coup d'état, a French phrase meaning a sudden, violent seizure of power from a government, typically by a small group such as military officers or political insiders.
The phrase literally translates to "blow of state." In English, both coups d'état and the anglicized coups d'états appear as plurals, though the French form is more traditional.
The region experienced three coups d'état in a single decade.
- regimeSystem of governance
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
- military juntaRuling council of officers
- insurgentsThose fighting established authority
- propagandaBiased information for influence
French Revolution · political upheaval · instability · dictatorship · oligarchy · mutiny · authoritarianism · sabotage · generals · putsch · repression · constitution · exile · coercion · revolutionaries · assassination · reform · republic
coups d'étatelections
Formal choosing of officials
democratic elections · democratic transition · ballot box · free elections · popular vote
coups d'étatpolitical stability
Enduring, predictable state authority
constitutional order · status quo · rule of law · civil order
coups d'étatdemocracy
Rule by the people
democratic governance · popular sovereignty · self-determination · representative government · civilian rule
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