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"Coup d'Etat" is a song recorded by South Korean rapper G-Dragon featuring American DJs Diplo and Baauer, who also served as co-producer. Released through YG Entertainment on September 2, 2013, it served as the second single to his album of the same name .
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."
Coup D'Etat was a New Zealand band active between 1980 and 1982. [1] Members included Harry Lyon, previously (and subsequently) of Hello Sailor, Jan Preston and Neil Hannan of Red Mole, and drummer Paul Dunningham. Originally, Preston and Hannan were members of the band Wolfgang with drummer Steve Osborne.
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat is a 2024 documentary film directed by Johan Grimonprez about the Cold War episode that led American musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba. [3]
Like a soulful jazz piece, “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” ebbs and flows in complicated ways. Sometimes a long solo — or in this case, a particular story not immediately linked to the ...
Power Play (also known as Coup d'Etat, [2] A State of Shock and Operation Overthrow) is a 1978 British-Canadian political thriller film directed by Martyn Burke and starring Peter O'Toole and David Hemmings. [3] It was written by Burke and Edward N. Luttwak based on the latter's 1968 non-fiction strategy book Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook. [4]
Coup d'Etat (Plasmatics album), a 1982 album by Plasmatics; Coup d'etat (Muslimgauze album), a 1987 album by Muslimgauze; Coup d'Etat (G-Dragon album), a 2013 album by G-Dragon Coup d'Etat (song) "Coup d'Etat", a song by Level 42 on the album World Machine "Coup d'etat", a song by Refused on the album Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent
A coup d'état (/ ˌ k uː d eɪ ˈ t ɑː / ⓘ; 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 .