mount a coup d'etat

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• Saint-Sylvestre coup d'état — The Saint Sylvestre coup d état[1] was a coup d état staged by Jean Bédel Bokassa, leader of the Central African Republic (CAR) army, and his military officers against the government of President David Dacko on 31 December 1965 and 1 January 1966 …   Wikipedia

• coup — [ ku ] noun count ** 1. ) coup or coup d état an occasion when a group of people takes control of a country, usually by means of military force: a military/army coup: There has been a series of military coups since the country gained independence …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• coup */*/ — UK [kuː] / US [ku] noun [countable] Word forms coup : singular coup plural coups 1) a) coup or coup d état an occasion when a group of people takes control of a country, usually by means of military force a military/army coup: There has been a… …   English dictionary

• coup — noun 1 (also coup d état) violent change of government ADJECTIVE ▪ abortive, attempted, failed, unsuccessful ▪ successful ▪ bloody …   Collocations dictionary

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