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The 28 pages that link to Coup d'état, each with the reason it gives.

• October RevolutionCompared with: The term captures the uprising’s concentrated leadership but can obscure its wider social setting.

• Egyptian Revolution of 1952Narrower topic: The 1952 revolution began as this kind of seizure, despite its broader social consequences.

• RevolutionCompared with: A coup changes who governs without necessarily transforming the wider social or economic order.

• Command and controlCompared with: Control of armed command structures can determine whether a coup succeeds or collapses.

• InsurgencyCompared with: A coup seeks rapid control from within, unlike an insurgency's protracted challenge from outside government.

• Military dictatorshipRelated: A coup is a common route by which officers take control of government.

• Civil warCompared with: A coup can occur without the sustained, organized fighting characteristic of civil war.

• Regime changeRelated: A coup changes who governs without necessarily replacing the wider political system.

• Constitutional crisisCompared with: A coup replaces or overrides constitutional authority rather than merely contesting its limits.

• People's WarCompared with: A coup seeks rapid control by a narrow group rather than prolonged mass mobilization.

• May 16 coupNarrower topic: The May 16 coup is a South Korean instance of this broader form of political takeover.

• Peaceful transfer of powerCompared with: A coup replaces lawful succession with coercive seizure.

• AutocracyRelated: When formal succession is weak, elites may replace rulers outside constitutional procedures.

• 1966 Nigerian coup d’étatNarrower topic: The January events fit this broader form of political seizure, despite the plotters’ stated reform aims.

• MI6Narrower topic: SIS’s role in the 1953 overthrow of Iran’s government became a defining controversy over intervention abroad.

• Revolution of DignityCompared with: Yanukovych and his allies described his removal as a coup, a characterization disputed by supporters of the uprising.

• Cambodian coup of 1970Narrower topic: The Cambodian transfer of power is a specific instance of this seizure of government.

• Abdullah al-SallalNarrower topic: The 1962 revolution began as a military coup led by Al-Sallal.

• 1913 Ottoman coup d'étatNarrower topic: The event is a military-backed seizure of executive power.

• Bob DenardNarrower topic: Denard’s interventions sought to change governments through force rather than electoral processes.

• Eduardo Frei MontalvaNarrower topic: Frei’s later opposition to dictatorship drew on Chile’s experience of a military seizure of power.

• Kim Jae-gyuCompared with: Unlike a coup, Kim’s act removed the president without securing control of the state.

• Mahendra of NepalNarrower topic: Mahendra’s 1960 action concentrated executive and legislative authority in the crown.

• 2002 Venezuelan coup attemptNarrower topic: The Venezuelan events are widely studied as a disputed and unusually brief attempted coup.

• 2019 Bolivian political crisisCompared with: Whether Morales’s removal was a coup is a central dispute about the crisis.

• Second Ivorian Civil WarCompared with: The war followed a disputed election and rival claims to office rather than a conventional coup.

• 2004 Haitian coup d'étatNarrower topic: Whether Aristide’s removal meets this definition is central to the event’s disputed classification.

• Civil control of the militaryCompared with: A coup is a direct breach of civilian authority over the armed forces.