coup attempt
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcoupandattempt
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coup
noun[C]
uk/kuː/us/kuː/
an unexpectedly ...
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attempt
noun[C]
uk/əˈtempt/us/əˈtempt/
the act of trying to do something, especially ...
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(Definition ofcoupandattemptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Cognisant of the democratic support of civil society and students in the previouscoupattempt, the military unleashed an exceptionally violent coup.
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If one successfully pre-empted a projected invasion orcoupattempt, it became difficult, if not impossible, to prove that the threat had ever existed.
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If a military or civilian regime can survive this testing three to four years, the risk of a coup orcoupattemptdeclines afterwards.
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They were to wear standard army uniforms and pretend they were securing the television station against acoupattempt.
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In addition to sparking a particularly violent ethnic conflict, thiscoupattemptwas the death toll for a remarkable political turn-around.
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They were therefore told to wait until the commando units had begun their activities, enabling them to act under the pretext of stopping acoupattempt.
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However, the failure of the military'scoupattemptin 1991 and the attempt to wrest power in 1992 meant that new avenues for political legitimacy had to be found.
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Savage reprisals were taken against the participants in the failedcoupattempt.
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He initially supported thecoupattempt, but later during the evening changed sides.
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Dheel was later arrested and implicated in thecoupattempt.
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A secondcoupattempt, without his involvement, also failed.
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Both had spent thecoupattemptwith the rebel officers.
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The plotters failed to monopolize communications, although they were able to take over the radio station to announce thecoupattempt.
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The plan met with heavy opposition which lead to acoupattemptin 2002.
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He briefly regained his freedom in the 1970coupattempt.
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Other calls followed in the run-up to thecoupattempt.
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Chvez was a lieutenant-colonel, but generals were involved in thecoupattempt.
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The police unwaveringly supported the legally constituted government during the 1981coupattempt.
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Although the leaders of acoupattemptwere forced to resign, they remained politically influential.
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In 1965, acoupattemptwas made and six pro-western generals were assassinated.
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