military coup d'état

A military coup d'état is the sudden and illegal seizure of a state's government by its armed forces, typically overthrowing existing political authorities to assume direct control.

Aliases (3)

• military insurrection ×1
• military intervention in politics ×1
• military takeover ×1

Instances (4)

• 2013 Egyptian coup d'état ("military intervention in politics")
• May Coup d'État ("military takeover")
• May Coup of 1926
• February 26 Incident ("military insurrection")