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e. A coup d'état ( / ˌkuːdeɪˈtɑː / ⓘ; French: [ku deta]; lit. 'stroke of state' ), [1] or simply a coup, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership. [2] [3] A self-coup is when a leader, having come to power through legal means, tries to stay in ...
A coup d'état, often abbreviated to coup, is the overthrow of a lawful government through illegal means. If force or violence are not involved, such an event is sometimes called a soft or bloodless coup. In another variation, a ruler who came to power through legal means may try to stay in power through illegal means, thus preventing the next ...
coup de main (pl. coups de main) a surprise attack. In French, [donner] un coup de main means "[to give] a hand" (to give assistance). Even if the English meaning exists as well (as in faire le coup de main), it is old-fashioned. coup d'état (pl. coups d'état) a sudden change in government by force; literally "hit (blow) of state."
Constitutional coup. A constitutional coup occurs when a person or group seizes political power in a way consistent with their country's constitution, as opposed to a traditional violent coup d'état, often by exploiting loopholes or ambiguities in said constitution. [1] Supporters of constitutional coups exploit their political power to semi ...
After the coup attempt, two Turkish military attachés in Athens, Staff Col. İlhan Yaşıtlı and naval attaché Col. Halis Tunç, had reportedly disappeared along with their families. The Greek foreign ministry canceled the two attachés’ accreditations on 7 August 2016, upon the request of the Turkish foreign ministry.
1 April 2010. Attempt. Guinea-Bissau. Admiral Bubo Na Tchuto. Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army Antonio Ndjai. Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Júnior. The head of the army was captured and the Prime Minister was briefly arrested by military officers. [2] 2010 Madagascar coup attempt.
Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook, first published in 1968, is a book by Edward Luttwak examining the conditions, strategy, planning, and execution of coups d'état. [1] A revised edition of the book, with references to twenty-first century technology, was published in 2016. [2] It has been published in 27 foreign languages, including, most ...
A coup d'état was attempted in Spain in February 1981 by elements of the Civil Guard and the Spanish military. The failure of the coup marked the last serious attempt to revert Spain to Francoist government and served to consolidate Spain's democratization process. King Juan Carlos I played a major role in foiling the coup, and the monarchy ...