regime change

noun

1. the transition from one political regime to another, esp through concerted political or military action

Example Sentences

"No to war in the Caribbean...No to regime change...No to coups d'etat orchestrated by the CIA," Maduro said in an address Wednesday to a committee set up after Washington deployed warships in the region.

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"No to war in the Caribbean...No to regime change...No to coups d'etat orchestrated by the CIA," the leftist leader said in an address to a committee set up after Washington deployed warships in the Caribbean for what it said was an anti-drug operation.

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The CIA has a long history of engaging in covert action in Latin America, including operations that backed regime change in Guatemala, Chile and Nicaragua.

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Maduro has denied that drug smuggling is occurring and denounced the U.S. strikes as a pretext of regime change, portraying them as violations of sovereignty and international law.

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The Socialist leader has accused the US of plotting regime change following accusations that he rigged the South American nation's presidential election last year.

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