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A '''coup d'état''', also called a '''coup''', is the act of overthrowing a | A '''coup d'état''', also called a '''coup''', is the act of overthrowing a government, but not necessarily destroying the [[state]]. As such, a coup does not always lead to the overthrow of the [[Ruling class|dominating class]]. Coups have been used and have also been instrumental in [[Proletarian revolution|socialist revolutions]], [[Counterrevolution|counter-revolutions]] and [[Bourgeois revolution|bourgeois revolutions]]. | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == |