Questions tagged [coup]
Questions about governments or politics related to a sudden, violent and illegal seizure of power from a government
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Is President Erdogan of Turkey staging a coup attempt?
With the currently unfolding events in Turkey (attempted coup by the military) one of my first harsher reactions is this: Is President Erdogan trying to have a quasi coup (or quasi terrorist plot) ...
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Could faithless electors really change the USA president?
Let's say Trump wins the Nov 8 2016 election but, because some Alabama electors break their pledge, the electoral college chooses Clinton on Jan 6. It seems that those electors would then just need ...
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Why were 2745 judges dismissed in Turkey?
According to the BBC at least 2,745 judges have been dismissed in Turkey, following the recent failed coup d'état attempt.
Why? How were these judges involved in the coup attempt? And if they were ...
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What did Putin do to ensure that he doesn't get overthrown by a military coup or to reduce the likelihood of it?
What did Putin do to ensure that he doesn't get overthrown by a military coup or to reduce the likelihood of it?
https://www.usnews.com/news/world-report/articles/2022-05-25/new-punishments-await-...
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Can Iran sue US for the coup or its results?
According to The Guardian,
The CIA has publicly admitted for the first time that it was behind the notorious 1953 coup against Iran's democratically elected prime minister Mohammad Mosaddeq, [...].
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Why doesn't PRC help install a new leadership or stage a coup to preserve DPRK -- or even take it over altogether before the US does?
I realize the title of this question is a bit odd and apparently counter-intuitive, and might give someone a good chuckle, but bear with me for a second.
The People's Republic of China and the ...
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What are the main policy differences between Emmerson Mnangagwa and Grace Mugabe?
Most of the reporting around recent events in Zimbabwe merely notes the high notes (military deposed Mugabe, seemingly mostly to prevent his wife Grace from succeeding him as a ruler, presumably in ...
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Was the recent spate of military coups in Africa done so with either the overt or covert support of the USA? [closed]
The Intercept has reported that since 2008, at least eight successful military coups have occurred in Africa led by US trained soldiers: Guinea, Mauritanea and the Gambia, and also three times each in ...
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