Political Folklore: The Folklore of Political Coups
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What is the term used to describe the sudden and illegal seizure of power from a government?
Which country experienced a series of military coups in the 1960s and 1970s, leading to political instability and economic decline?
What is the term used to describe a situation where a group of military officers seizes power from a civilian government?
Which country experienced a military coup in 1973, leading to the overthrow of President Salvador Allende and the establishment of a military dictatorship?
What is the term used to describe a situation where a group of civilians seizes power from a government?
Which country experienced a civilian coup in 1999, leading to the overthrow of President Carlos Andrés Pérez and the establishment of a civilian government?
What is the term used to describe a situation where a group of foreign powers seizes power from a government?
Which country experienced a foreign intervention in 2003, leading to the overthrow of President Saddam Hussein and the establishment of a new government?
What is the term used to describe a situation where a group of religious leaders seizes power from a government?
Which country experienced a religious coup in 1979, leading to the overthrow of the Shah and the establishment of an Islamic republic?
What is the term used to describe a situation where a group of ethnic or national minorities seizes power from a government?
Which country experienced an ethnic coup in 1994, leading to the overthrow of President Juvenal Habyarimana and the Rwandan genocide?
What is the term used to describe a situation where a group of criminals or gangsters seizes power from a government?
Which country experienced a criminal coup in 1991, leading to the overthrow of President Guillermo Endara and the establishment of a military dictatorship?
What is the term used to describe a situation where a group of terrorists seizes power from a government?
Which country experienced a terrorist coup in 2021, leading to the overthrow of President Ashraf Ghani and the establishment of a Taliban government?