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6 Fascinating Coups That Have Shaken the World

Sudden and illegal seizures of power have the capacity to change world history.

By Jonathan Shipley | Published Jul 18, 2022

coups — Defendants in the Beer Hall Putsch trial, 1924.Photo Credit: Wikipedia

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coups — 1840 painting by François Bouchot that depicts Napoleon during the Coup of 18 Brumaire.
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how did hawaii become a state — Princess Liliʻuokalani photographed in 1887, at Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in London.
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coups — Early Nazis gather during the Beer Hall Putsch.
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coups — Fidel Castro and his fellow revolutionaries.
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coups — Bombing of the presidential palace.
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