coup d'etat

In a news conference at the airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, Mr. Zelaya said he is the victim of a coup d'etat.

Calling on Ahmadinejad to resign, they said the election results were a "coup d'etat" and chanted "Death to the lying government" .

Shortly after the coup d'etat that brought Qaddafi to power, he unceremoniously ordered all Italians to leave Libyan territory.

But having an assembly chairman who himself came to power through a coup d'etat is clearly not going to help them hold the line.

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

Will There Be A Coup D' Etat In The US During The Next Couple Of Weeks?

Yet a February coup d'etat heightened the anxiety of those who see danger in a stand-off.

In this scenario, Lin and his high military commanders, sensing Mao's treachery , plotted a preemptive coup d'etat.

The trouble is linked to turmoil that culminated in the coup d'etat that ousted President Marc Ravalomanana last week.

hey , sam , do you know what a coup d ' etat is ? look it up.

I submit to you that what took place on November 22, 1963 was a coup d'etat.

The whole fabric of society was changed by the coup d? etat.

Now nobody sees a coup d'etat, or overthrowing the government, or the taking by force of power as a legitimate means.

Napoleon seized power by a coup d'etat.

In Japan as well, preparations for a coup d'etat against all banking cabal flunky politicians, bankers and media are nearly complete.

Our army staged a coup d'etat but aborted; I was well out of It

Military Coup d'Etat in Africa: Old Problem Initiates New Attentions

The coup d'etat led by the colonel blew up because the military forces were not exactly under His control