Countercoup (Noun)
Meaning
A sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etat.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The people rose up in a spontaneous countercoup to oust the military junta that had ruled the country for years.
- The opposition parties united to form a coalition government following the successful countercoup against the coup leaders.
- In a surprising turn of events, the army general who had led the original coup was ousted by a countercoup just months later.
- The charismatic leader of the countercoup became the new president after mobilizing the population against the unelected government.
- International diplomacy played a key role in the orchestration of the countercoup that toppled the coup d'etat regime.