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Thailand?s army commander staged a coup Tuesday night and ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra while he was in New York, circling his offices with tanks, declaring martial ... (more...)

President, prime minister said to be detained after firing country's top four military officials; NEW: U.S., European Union, African Union condemn the coup (more...)

National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 8 Chile and the United States: Declassified Documents Relating to the Military Coup, September 11, 1973 (more...)

The Military Coup in Turkey, 1980. While the seizure of power by the Turkish military in Ankara (the third time in 20 years) did not have much to do with Cyprus, the gathering of ... (more...)

coup d'état or coup (French: ?stroke of state?) Sudden overthrow, often violent, of an existing government by a group of conspirators. Coups are most common in countries with ... (more...)

... politicians, our media, our educators, and our intelligentsia, I can?t help wondering if the day may yet come when the only thing that can save this country is a military coup. (more...)

October 12, 1999 . Pakistani Army Chief General Pervaiz Musharraf said in a speech on state television that the military had dismissed the country's ... (more...)

Little chance of a military coup in Indonesia. Alfred C. Stepan, Professor of Government from Columbia University in New York, said in Jakarta on 29t (more...)

Thailand's army general ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a military coup, declaring martial law and revoking the constitution. Army spokesperson Col. (more...)

A coup d?état (also coup) (pronounced /ku?de??t??/ AHD: [ko?o"d? tä]) is the sudden overthrow of a government by a part of the state establishment ? usually the ... (more...)