violent overthrow
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
mutiny · revolt · sedition · overthrow · regime · tyranny · barricades · gunfire · storming · seize · topple · depose · junta · bloodshed · chaos · treason · resistance · mob
- coupscoup d'etat, overthrow, coup attempt, soft coup, failed coup
- succession crisessuccession crisis, succession dispute, disputed succession, succession war, war of succession
method of political change
violent overthrownegotiated settlement
Agreement reached through dialogue
democratic transition · bloodless coup · civil disobedience · peaceful protest · diplomatic resolution
political stability
violent overthrowstatus quo
Existing condition of affairs
peaceful coexistence · political stability · political order · constitutional order