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== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
The name comes from the French, and literally means a "blow of the state", and should be understood to mean a "knockout blow [to the government]". | The name comes from the French, and literally means a "blow of the state", and should be understood to mean a "knockout blow [to the government]". | ||
== Types == | |||
=== Generals' coups === | |||
The most [[reactionary]] type of coups, which reverse the achievements of a [[national liberation]] struggle or an electoral victory against the ruling class, are usually led by generals and the top leadership of the military. The [[United States of America|United States]] and domestic elites often back such coups, which benefit the international [[Imperialism|imperialist]] [[bourgeoisie]].<ref name=":12222">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2008|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World|chapter=La Paz|page=146–8|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf|publisher=The New Press|isbn=9781595583420|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref> | |||
Examples: | |||
* [[People's Democratic Republic of Algeria|Algeria]] (1965) | |||
* [[First Republic of Ghana (1960–1966)|Ghana]] (1966) | |||
* [[Republic of Chile|Chile]] (1973) | |||
* [[Republic of Chad|Chad]] (1975) | |||
=== Colonels' coup === | |||
In countries that lack national liberation movements and have no hope for social reform, lower military officers such as colonels may lead progressive coups.<ref name=":12222" /> | |||
Examples: | |||
* [[Arab Republic of Egypt|Egypt]] (1952) | |||
* [[Republic of Iraq|Iraq]] (1958) | |||
* [[Libyan Arab Republic (1969–1977)|Libya]] (1969) | |||
== References == | |||
[[Category:Political terminology]] | [[Category:Political terminology]] | ||
Revision as of 18:33, 26 June 2023
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 dominating class. Coups have been used and have also been instrumental in socialist revolutions, counter-revolutions and bourgeois revolutions.
Etymology
The name comes from the French, and literally means a "blow of the state", and should be understood to mean a "knockout blow [to the government]".
Types
Generals' coups
The most reactionary type of coups, which reverse the achievements of a national liberation struggle or an electoral victory against the ruling class, are usually led by generals and the top leadership of the military. The United States and domestic elites often back such coups, which benefit the international imperialist bourgeoisie.[1]
Examples:
Colonels' coup
In countries that lack national liberation movements and have no hope for social reform, lower military officers such as colonels may lead progressive coups.[1]
Examples:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vijay Prashad (2008). The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World: 'La Paz' (pp. 146–8). [PDF] The New Press. ISBN 9781595583420 [LG]