coup d'état attempt

A coup d'état attempt is an organized, often sudden effort by a group to illegally seize or displace a state's governing authority, typically using force or coercion but failing to fully achieve control.

Observed surface forms (2)

• attempted coup d'état ×1
• right-wing putsch ×1

Instances (3)

• August 1991 Soviet coup attempt
• Kapp Putsch via concept surface "right-wing putsch"
• February 26 Incident via concept surface "attempted coup d'état"