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coup d'état

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variants: or coup d'etat

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as in coup, overthrow

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The first known use of coup d'état was in 1646

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“Coup d'état.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coup%20d%27%C3%A9tat. Accessed 29 Jun. 2022.

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