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For a moment on Saturday afternoon, it seemed as though Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had been ousted in a military coup.

The 1983 elections were held a year early, and were a direct result of an abortive military coup attempt on August 1, 1982.

Manuel Zelaya, president of Honduras, who was ousted by a military coup last month, made an abortive attempt to fly back to his country.

Military coup d'etat has always been treated as an important topic in both the areas of political development and democratization.

Those leaders, he said, came to power "either by a military coup or with backing from foreign forces. "

On taking power in 1969 through a military coup, he nationalized Libya's oil and used much of that money to develop the Libyan economy.

Primitive reflects Thai society now, because we recently had a military coup, and also during the making of this piece.

Thaksin, a billionaire who was accused of corruption and ousted in a 2006 military coup, is now calling for a revolution.

But by then, the idyllic image of an easygoing, romantic Brazil had been shuttered by a military coup.

Several generals are being tried in the so-called Ergenekon case against would-be plotters of a military coup.

Following the military coup, there has been a clampdown on press reporting in the capital.

S. troops there to restore democratically elected president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who had been ousted in a military coup.

A subsequent military coup quashed the demonstrations, during which Suu Kyi emerged as the face of democracy in Myanmar.

He was deposed in a military coup in September of that year.

Mr. Thaksin, who was ousted in a military coup two years ago, denies wrong doing and accuses the judiciary of bias.

It would have looked like a military coup and would have set a disastrous precedent.

In death, they catalyzed a massive popular protest that broke the back of a military coup by communist hardliners.

Anti-narcotics officials say that drug seizures have risen since the military coup in September 2006.

The activities Sunday marked the fourth anniversary of a 2006 military coup that toppled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Some opposition politicians prefer to describe what Iran is experiencing as a "white" (ie, bloodless) military coup.

Mr Somchai has rejected calls for his resignation from the army chief, fueling rumours that a military coup might be imminent.

This, they said, was the only way to solve the problems created by the military coup of 2006.

After years of guerilla activity fighting the government, Prince Norodom Sihanouk was deposed in 1970 in a military coup.

As the fund puts it: "Australia is not a war zone, it is not under threat of invasion, military coup or civil unrest. "

Twenty, including several admirals, were charged with drawing up plans for a military coup.

There is no longer a serious danger of a military coup.

but not all went according to script on this ceremonial opening day . as leaders spoke , word spread of a military coup in thailand.

This accelerated plunder of the rainforest coincided with a military coup in March 2009.

They set the stage for a military coup after the president's death.

The "red shirt" demonstrators are mainly supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a military coup in 2006.

Col Gadhafi forcibly integrated the nation when he seized power in a military coup in 1969.

The President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, has warned that any attempt at a military coup will lead to civil war.

The general came to power in a military coup.

After Mr Thaksin was ousted in a military coup in 2006, the extortionists returned to demand their cut.

The full implications of what amounts effectively to a military coup in the most populous and pivotal Arab state are not yet clear.

The prime minister of Thailand, who backed the project, was removed in a military coup.

In 1969, at the age of 27, Qaddafi led a military coup that deposed the ruling King Idris.

The president was deposed in a military coup.

Thailand's fragile democracy has been derailed before, including by the military coup which removed Yingluck's brother Thaksin from power.

Yet it suffered no military coup (overlooking a little incident in 1997), no civil war and certainly no genocide.

The city authorities saw things differently, particularly after the military coup that snuffed out democracy for two decades in 1964.

After seizing power in a military coup 1969, he abolished the Libyan Constitution of 1951 and civil liberties enshrined in it.

Many of the protesters are supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a military coup in 2006.

Mr. Shinawatra was ousted in a military coup in 2006, but remains a deeply divisive figure in Thailand.

THE Thai authorities expected trouble on September 19th, the anniversary of a military coup in 2006.

Such expanded powers were bestowed on the presidency by Gen. Musharraf, who took office following a 1999 military coup.

South Vietnamese President Ngo Dihn Diem was assassinated in a military coup.

Zia ul Haq, his successor, tried to legitimise his military coup by pledging to Islamise the country.

It'a a stunning reversal of fortune after last year's military coup.

Mr. Musharraf took power more than seven years ago in a military coup.

But with the civilian leadership sidelined, a BBC correspondent in Cairo says the situation looks very much like a military coup.

Set in 1981, it tells the story of a failed military coup which lasted 17 hours, against Spain's fledgling democracy.

Thaksin Shinawatra was ousted as prime minister in a military coup in 2006, and then fled the country.

Many political analysts here say it is unlikely there will be a repeat of the 2006 military coup.

We had just had a military coup, and soldiers were pervasive in our society.

He was ousted, in traditional Thai fashion, by a military coup in 2006.

State Department officials called the military coup a step backward for democracy in Thailand.

In 1958, Gen. Ayub Khan took control of Pakistan in a military coup.

There is also, Thailand's recent military coup notwithstanding, Asia's general embrace of democracy.

Then there is her elder brother and PT's de facto leader, Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by a military coup in 2006.

He was ousted in a military coup in 2006 and now lives overseas.

Those plans were likely put on hold by a military coup this year.

He seized power in a military coup.

Thaksin, who was accused of corruption, was deposed in 2006 after a military coup.

Last year Merrill led the underwriting of a bond issue for a government-owned Thai bank launched hours before the military coup.

Mr. Thaksin was ousted in a military coup in 2006.

It's not a military coup, but the life of the country doesn't stop.

After his triumph, Mr Erdogan was quick to pledge a complete rewrite of the 1980 constitution, which was imposed after a military coup.

Malaysia fell from fourth position to sixth, while Thailand, home to a military coup last year, dropped from sixth to eighth.

Draconian public-emergency regulations have been in force, with few let-ups, since a military coup in December 2006.

Samak, 72, has made the return of exiled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted in a bloodless military coup last year, a top priority.

Earlier, the African Union (AU) said it would never recognise a government that had come to power in a military coup;

And Talk Turkey weighs in on the lack of democratic ideals in a military coup

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