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	A '''coup d'état''', often just '''coup''', is a quick and illegal overthrow of an existing government by a small group who may be mainstream, or "[[terrorists]]" or "resistance fighters", even "freedom fighters", depending of ~~tbe~~ [[ideological]] stance of reporting or ~~tbe~~ origin of political propaganda.		A '''coup d'état''', often just '''coup''', is a quick and illegal overthrow of an existing government by a small group who may be mainstream, or "[[terrorists]]" or "resistance fighters", even "freedom fighters", depending of the [[ideological]] stance of reporting or the origin of political propaganda.

	==Definition==		==Definition==
	It is often contrasted with a [[revolution]], claimed to be by larger numbers of people working to achieve more fundamental changes. [[Leftists]] may try associate ''coups'' with right-wing politics, ''[[revolutions]]'' / ''uprisings'' with [[left-wing politics]]. However, while leftists have often advocated radical changes, this distinction is dubious, as Communists, typically lacking majority support, have often gained power in coups (or through foreign military interventions), while instead ~~tbe~~ fall of [[Communism]] had broad popular support and thus can be considered a revolution or revolutions.		It is often contrasted with a [[revolution]], claimed to be by larger numbers of people working to achieve more fundamental changes. [[Leftists]] may try associate ''coups'' with right-wing politics, ''[[revolutions]]'' / ''uprisings'' with [[left-wing politics]]. However, while leftists have often advocated radical changes, this distinction is dubious, as Communists, typically lacking majority support, have often gained power in coups (or through foreign military interventions), while instead the fall of [[Communism]] had broad popular support and thus can be considered a revolution or revolutions.

	==History==		==History==
	The term is French for "a (sudden) blow (or strike) to a state" (literally: coup = hit and état = state). The term coup can also be used in a casual sense to mean a gain in advantage of one nation or entity over another; e.g. an intelligence coup. By analogy, ~~tbe~~ term is also applied to corporations, etc; e.g. a boardroom coup.		The term is French for "a (sudden) blow (or strike) to a state" (literally: coup = hit and état = state). The term coup can also be used in a casual sense to mean a gain in advantage of one nation or entity over another; e.g. an intelligence coup. By analogy, the term is also applied to corporations, etc; e.g. a boardroom coup.

	Tactically, a coup usually involves control of some active portion of ~~tbe~~ military while neutralizing ~~tbe~~ remainder of a country's armed services. This active group captures or expels leaders, seizes physical control of important government offices, means of communication, and ~~tbe~~ physical infrastructure, such as streets and power plants. The coup succeeds if its opponents fail to dislodge ~~tbe~~ plotters, allowing them to consolidate their position, obtain ~~tbe~~ surrender or acquiescence of ~~tbe~~ populace and surviving armed forces, and claim legitimacy. Coups typically use ~~tbe~~ power of ~~tbe~~ existing government for its own takeover.		Tactically, a coup usually involves control of some active portion of the military while neutralizing the remainder of a country's armed services. This active group captures or expels leaders, seizes physical control of important government offices, means of communication, and the physical infrastructure, such as streets and power plants. The coup succeeds if its opponents fail to dislodge the plotters, allowing them to consolidate their position, obtain the surrender or acquiescence of the populace and surviving armed forces, and claim legitimacy. Coups typically use the power of the existing government for its own takeover.
	===Putsch===		===Putsch===
	Since ~~tbe~~ unsuccessful ''coup'' attempts of Wolfgang Kapp ([https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Kapp,_Wolfgang de]) together with [[Reichswehr]] General [https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCttwitz,_Walther_von Walther Freiherr von Lüttwitz] in 1920 ([https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Kapp-Aufstand ''Kapp-Aufstand''] against [[socialism]]), and of [[Adolf Hitler]] in [[Munich]] in 1923 ([[March on ~~tbe~~ Feldherrnhalle]]), ~~tbe~~ Swiss-German word "'''''Putsch'''''" (pronounced /pʊtʃ/; originally coined with ~~tbe~~ ''Züriputsch'' of 1839) is often also used, even in [[French language\|French]] (such as ~~tbe~~ ''putsch'' of 8 November 1942 and ~~tbe~~ ''putsch'' of 21 April 1961, both in [[Algiers]]), [[English language\|English]] (Castro's 1959 ''putsch'' in [[Cuba]]) and [[Russian language\|Russian]] (August ''putsch'' in 1991), while ~~tbe~~ direct German translation is ''Staatsstreich''.		Since the unsuccessful ''coup'' attempts of Wolfgang Kapp ([https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Kapp,_Wolfgang de]) together with [[Reichswehr]] General [https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCttwitz,_Walther_von Walther Freiherr von Lüttwitz] in 1920 ([https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Kapp-Aufstand ''Kapp-Aufstand''] against [[socialism]]), and of [[Adolf Hitler]] in [[Munich]] in 1923 ([[March on the Feldherrnhalle]]), the Swiss-German word "'''''Putsch'''''" (pronounced /pʊtʃ/; originally coined with the ''Züriputsch'' of 1839) is often also used, even in [[French language\|French]] (such as the ''putsch'' of 8 November 1942 and the ''putsch'' of 21 April 1961, both in [[Algiers]]), [[English language\|English]] (Castro's 1959 ''putsch'' in [[Cuba]]) and [[Russian language\|Russian]] (August ''putsch'' in 1991), while the direct German translation is ''Staatsstreich''.

	==See also==		==See also==

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	A '''coup d'état''', often just '''coup''', is a quick and illegal overthrow of an existing government by a small group who may be mainstream, or "[[terrorists]]" or "resistance fighters", even "freedom fighters", depending of ~~the~~ [[ideological]] stance of reporting or ~~the~~ origin of political propaganda.		A '''coup d'état''', often just '''coup''', is a quick and illegal overthrow of an existing government by a small group who may be mainstream, or "[[terrorists]]" or "resistance fighters", even "freedom fighters", depending of tbe [[ideological]] stance of reporting or tbe origin of political propaganda.

	==Definition==		==Definition==
	It is often contrasted with a [[revolution]], claimed to be by larger numbers of people working to achieve more fundamental changes. [[Leftists]] may try associate ''coups'' with right-wing politics, ''[[revolutions]]'' / ''uprisings'' with [[left-wing politics]]. However, while leftists have often advocated radical changes, this distinction is dubious, as Communists, typically lacking majority support, have often gained power in coups (or through foreign military interventions), while instead ~~the~~ fall of [[Communism]] had broad popular support and thus can be considered a revolution or revolutions.		It is often contrasted with a [[revolution]], claimed to be by larger numbers of people working to achieve more fundamental changes. [[Leftists]] may try associate ''coups'' with right-wing politics, ''[[revolutions]]'' / ''uprisings'' with [[left-wing politics]]. However, while leftists have often advocated radical changes, this distinction is dubious, as Communists, typically lacking majority support, have often gained power in coups (or through foreign military interventions), while instead tbe fall of [[Communism]] had broad popular support and thus can be considered a revolution or revolutions.

	==History==		==History==
	The term is French for "a (sudden) blow (or strike) to a state" (literally: coup = hit and état = state). The term coup can also be used in a casual sense to mean a gain in advantage of one nation or entity over another; e.g. an intelligence coup. By analogy, ~~the~~ term is also applied to corporations, etc; e.g. a boardroom coup.		The term is French for "a (sudden) blow (or strike) to a state" (literally: coup = hit and état = state). The term coup can also be used in a casual sense to mean a gain in advantage of one nation or entity over another; e.g. an intelligence coup. By analogy, tbe term is also applied to corporations, etc; e.g. a boardroom coup.

	Tactically, a coup usually involves control of some active portion of ~~the~~ military while neutralizing ~~the~~ remainder of a country's armed services. This active group captures or expels leaders, seizes physical control of important government offices, means of communication, and ~~the~~ physical infrastructure, such as streets and power plants. The coup succeeds if its opponents fail to dislodge ~~the~~ plotters, allowing them to consolidate their position, obtain ~~the~~ surrender or acquiescence of ~~the~~ populace and surviving armed forces, and claim legitimacy. Coups typically use ~~the~~ power of ~~the~~ existing government for its own takeover.		Tactically, a coup usually involves control of some active portion of tbe military while neutralizing tbe remainder of a country's armed services. This active group captures or expels leaders, seizes physical control of important government offices, means of communication, and tbe physical infrastructure, such as streets and power plants. The coup succeeds if its opponents fail to dislodge tbe plotters, allowing them to consolidate their position, obtain tbe surrender or acquiescence of tbe populace and surviving armed forces, and claim legitimacy. Coups typically use tbe power of tbe existing government for its own takeover.
	===Putsch===		===Putsch===
	Since ~~the~~ unsuccessful ''coup'' attempts of Wolfgang Kapp ([https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Kapp,_Wolfgang de]) together with [[Reichswehr]] General [https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCttwitz,_Walther_von Walther Freiherr von Lüttwitz] in 1920 ([https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Kapp-Aufstand ''Kapp-Aufstand''] against [[socialism]]), and of [[Adolf Hitler]] in [[Munich]] in 1923 ([[March on ~~the~~ Feldherrnhalle]]), ~~the~~ Swiss-German word "'''''Putsch'''''" (pronounced /pʊtʃ/; originally coined with ~~the~~ ''Züriputsch'' of 1839) is often also used, even in [[French language\|French]] (such as ~~the~~ ''putsch'' of 8 November 1942 and ~~the~~ ''putsch'' of 21 April 1961, both in [[Algiers]]), [[English language\|English]] (Castro's 1959 ''putsch'' in [[Cuba]]) and [[Russian language\|Russian]] (August ''putsch'' in 1991), while ~~the~~ direct German translation is ''Staatsstreich''.		Since tbe unsuccessful ''coup'' attempts of Wolfgang Kapp ([https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Kapp,_Wolfgang de]) together with [[Reichswehr]] General [https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCttwitz,_Walther_von Walther Freiherr von Lüttwitz] in 1920 ([https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Kapp-Aufstand ''Kapp-Aufstand''] against [[socialism]]), and of [[Adolf Hitler]] in [[Munich]] in 1923 ([[March on tbe Feldherrnhalle]]), tbe Swiss-German word "'''''Putsch'''''" (pronounced /pʊtʃ/; originally coined with tbe ''Züriputsch'' of 1839) is often also used, even in [[French language\|French]] (such as tbe ''putsch'' of 8 November 1942 and tbe ''putsch'' of 21 April 1961, both in [[Algiers]]), [[English language\|English]] (Castro's 1959 ''putsch'' in [[Cuba]]) and [[Russian language\|Russian]] (August ''putsch'' in 1991), while tbe direct German translation is ''Staatsstreich''.

	==See also==		==See also==

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A '''coup d'état''', often just '''coup''', is a quick and illegal overthrow of an existing government by a small group who may be mainstream, or "[[terrorists]]" or "resistance fighters", even "freedom fighters", depending of the [[ideological]] stance of reporting or the origin of political propaganda.

==Definition==
It is often contrasted with a [[revolution]], claimed to be by larger numbers of people working to achieve more fundamental changes. [[Leftists]] may try associate ''coups'' with right-wing politics, ''[[revolutions]]'' / ''uprisings'' with [[left-wing politics]]. However, while leftists have often advocated radical changes, this distinction is dubious, as Communists, typically lacking majority support, have often gained power in coups (or through foreign military interventions), while instead the fall of [[Communism]] had broad popular support and thus can be considered a revolution or revolutions.

==History==
The term is French for "a (sudden) blow (or strike) to a state" (literally: coup = hit and état = state). The term coup can also be used in a casual sense to mean a gain in advantage of one nation or entity over another; e.g. an intelligence coup. By analogy, the term is also applied to corporations, etc; e.g. a boardroom coup.

Tactically, a coup usually involves control of some active portion of the military while neutralizing the remainder of a country's armed services. This active group captures or expels leaders, seizes physical control of important government offices, means of communication, and the physical infrastructure, such as streets and power plants. The coup succeeds if its opponents fail to dislodge the plotters, allowing them to consolidate their position, obtain the surrender or acquiescence of the populace and surviving armed forces, and claim legitimacy. Coups typically use the power of the existing government for its own takeover.
===Putsch===
Since the unsuccessful ''coup'' attempts of Wolfgang Kapp ([https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Kapp,_Wolfgang de]) together with [[Reichswehr]] General [https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCttwitz,_Walther_von Walther Freiherr von Lüttwitz] in 1920 ([https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Kapp-Aufstand ''Kapp-Aufstand''] against [[socialism]]), and of [[Adolf Hitler]] in [[Munich]] in 1923 ([[March on the Feldherrnhalle]]), the Swiss-German word "'''''Putsch'''''" (pronounced /pʊtʃ/; originally coined with the ''Züriputsch'' of 1839) is often also used, even in [[French language|French]] (such as the ''putsch'' of 8 November 1942 and the ''putsch'' of 21 April 1961, both in [[Algiers]]), [[English language|English]] (Castro's 1959 ''putsch'' in [[Cuba]]) and [[Russian language|Russian]] (August ''putsch'' in 1991), while the direct German translation is ''Staatsstreich''.

==See also==
* [[Bolshevik coup d'etat]]
* [[Bophuthatswana coup d'état of 1994]]
==External links==
=== Encyclopedias ===
*[https://www.britannica.com/topic/coup-detat Encyclopedia Britannica: Coup d'état]
*[https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/political-science-and-government/military-affairs-nonnaval/coup-detat Encyclopedia.com: Coup Detat]

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