HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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A failed assassination attempt
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A trial in Russia
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A forced overthrow of the government
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A new series of laws in Russia
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Detailed explanation-1: -coup d’état, also called coup, the sudden, violent overthrow of an existing government by a small group. The chief prerequisite for a coup is control of all or part of the armed forces, the police, and other military elements.
Detailed explanation-2: -: a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d’état.
Detailed explanation-3: -: a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics. especially : the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group. a military coup d’état of the dictator.
Detailed explanation-4: -Brazilian Revolution of 1930: An armed revolution culminated in a coup d’état which ousted President Washington Luís and established the Brazilian military junta of 1930. Peru: Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro overthrew Augusto B. Leguía y Salcedo.
Detailed explanation-5: -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. stage/lead/mount a coup: A band of young disillusioned officers staged a coup.