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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 .
For English words and names, pronunciation should normally be omitted for common words or when obvious from the spelling; use it only for loanwords from other languages (coup d'etat), names with counterintuitive pronunciation (Leicester, Ralph Fiennes), or very unusual words .
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."
In a classic coup d'état a rebel faction which controls some critical element of the armed forces seizes control of the state by a sudden movement, organized and executed in stealth. A pronunciamiento , in contrast, is by definition a public performance designed to rally public opinion to a dissident faction.
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” might sound overwhelming or too academic, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. It’s an entertaining and instructive documentary that presents a huge ...
For the injury type, see Coup contrecoup injury. For other uses, see Coup (disambiguation) and Coup d'état (disambiguation) . A coup d'état ( / ˌ k uː d eɪ ˈ t ɑː / ⓘ ; French: [ ku deta ] ; lit.
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