Coup d'état

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A coup d'état (/ˌkdˈtɑː/; French: blow o state; plural: coups d'état), cried a coup, a putsch, or an owerthrow an aa, is the suddent an illegal seizur o a govrenment,[1][2][3][4] uisually instigatit bi a smaa group o the existin state establishment—teepically the militar—tae depose the established govrenment an replace it wi a new rulin body, ceevil or militar. A coup d'état is considered successfu when the usurpers establish thair dominance. When the coup neither fails completely nor succeeds, a ceevil war is a likely consequence.

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