Q. What is coup?
Answer: sudden overthrow of a government illegally
Notes: Coup refers to the illegal and overt seizure of a state by the military or other elites within the state apparatus. A 2016 study categorizes coups into four possible outcomes : Failed coup. No regime change : Such as when a leader is illegally shuffled out of power without changing the identity of the group in power or the rules for governing. Replacement of incumbent dictatorship with another. Ouster of the dictatorship followed by democratization

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