WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A coup d’état (/ˌkuːdeɪˈtɑː/ ( listen); French for ‘stroke of state’; plural coups d’état (same pronunciation)), also known as a coup or an overthrow, is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Coup d’état means “a sudden attempt by a small group of people to take over the government usually through violence.” But in its second sense, coup means “an impressive victory or achievement that usually is difficult or unexpected": It was a major coup when the team traded for the star pitcher.