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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.
The game's title is taken from the Spanish term "Junta" that originally referred to the executive bodies that frequently came to power after a military coup in 20th century Latin America (the Spanish version is called Golpe, which means coup d'état). In the game, the term refers to the players who declare "Rebel" at the beginning of the coup ...
The 2 June 1985 coup d'état attempt was a conspiracy planned by a group of military personnel to overthrow the Spanish government. The coup, which did not come to pass, would have been carried out in A Coruña during the Armed Forces Day military parade. The plan was thwarted by the CESID before any action was taken.
A self-coup, also called an autocoup (from Spanish autogolpe) or coup from the top, is a form of coup d'état in which a political leader, having come to power through legal means, stays in power illegally through the actions of themselves or their supporters. [27]
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Help ... July 1822 Spanish coup d'état; 1926 Spanish coup attempt;
In 1968, when he was 26 and working in London as a consultant for the oil industry, he published the book Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook, a pastiche of a military manual. The book explains in detail how to overthrow the government of a state , looking in particular at coups d'état on the African continent and in the Middle East.
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2022 Malian coup d'état attempt: 16–17 May 2022: Attempt Mali: Western Backed military officers: Assimi Goïta [64] September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état: 30 September 2022: Coup Burkina Faso: Capt. Ibrahim Traoré: Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba: 2022 São Tomé and Príncipe coup d'état attempt: 24–25 November 2022: Attempt São ...