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1Attempted military coup in Ceylon, 1962 — The attempted military coup d état of 1962 in Ceylon was an attempted coup d état planned by several senior military and police officers that failed. The plot was due to be carried out in the night of 27 January 1962; however, before the coup… …
2Colombia Military Coup (1953) — The Colombia Military Coup (1953) was the coup followed by seizing of power, by Colombia s commander in chief Gustavo Rojas Pinilla in 1953. He ruled as dictator until 1957. Sources (Colombia Coup 1953) Categories: Colombia stubsHistory of… …
3Coup d'état — Coup redirects here. For other uses, see Coup (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Coup de tête (disambiguation). Warfare Military history Eras …
4Military operations during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus — Date 20 July – 17 August 1974 Location Cyprus Result Turkish occupation of 38% of the island s area …
5Military of Somalia — Founded 1960 Service branches Somali National Army (Army) Somali Navy (Navy) Somali Air Corps (A …
6Coup d'œil — (or coup d oeil) is a term taken from French, that more or less corresponds to the words glimpse or glance in English. The literal meaning is stroke of [the] eye . It is mostly used in a military context, where the coup d œil refers to the… …
7Coup d'état of May Seventeenth — was a military coup d état carried out in South Korea by general Chun Doo hwan and Hanahoe that led Coup d état of December Twelfth. On May 17 1980, General Chun Doo hwan forced the Cabinet to expand martial law to the whole nation, which had… …
8Military history of Korea — Military of South Korea Branches Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps Reserve Forces …
9Military expression — is an area of military law pertaining to the United States military that relates to the free speech rights of its service members.[1][2][3][Full citation needed] Contents …
10coup — [ku:] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: hit, stroke ] 1.) a sudden and sometimes violent attempt by citizens or the army to take control of the government = coup d état ▪ Haiti s first elected president was deposed in a violent military coup …
