launch a coup

Examples (10)

• The military leaders decided to launch a coup against the government.
• Rebel officers planned to launch a coup at midnight.
• The opposition party attempted to launch a coup but failed.
• Intelligence reports suggested they would launch a coup within days.
• The general was arrested before he could launch a coup.
• Political instability made it easier to launch a coup.
• The conspirators waited for the right moment to launch a coup.
• Foreign powers were suspected of helping to launch the coup.
• The president's supporters prevented them from launching a coup.
• Historical records show they tried to launch a coup in 1973.