countercoups
- plural of countercoup.
Example Sentences
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Because Sudan’s history since independence in 1956 has been marked by revolutions, dictatorships, coups and countercoups, many Sudanese have a revolutionary mind-set, but even more have become hardened pragmatists.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2021
West Africa has long been riddled by coups and countercoups.
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2015
He was able to end a disruptive cycle of coups and countercoups that had followed the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem, whose repressive regime was overthrown by military generals in 1963.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2011
As with so many countries born in the past 40 years, Syria's modern history has been a saga of coups and countercoups.
From Time Magazine Archive
Shortly past noon on Friday, the station began amusing listeners across the Caribbean with hot flashes about coups and countercoups.
From Time Magazine Archive
