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  • Recently, two American men attempted a “coup d’etatin Gambia to other

  • throw the government there. This attempt was unsuccessful. The failed attack is one of

  • about

  • five supposed coups attempted in 2014. The question is, how many of these were actual

  • coups

  • and how many were just rebellions?

  • First, we have to talk about what the difference is between a “coupand a rebellion.

  • The word coup implies a quick powershift that is not approved by political process, or the

  • general populace. A small group, literally takes power without the consent of the people.

  • Rebellions are powershifts brought on by a popular mandate of the people. It is the result

  • of the

  • masses removing or replacing a government or it’s leaders.

  • In 2014 in both Abkhazia and Burkina Faso the heads of state were forcibly

  • removed from power. Those heads of states claimed that this was done in a coup, but

  • according

  • to experts, that claim is more of a political play than a reality. In both cases, angry

  • protesters

  • stormed government buildings and forced leaders to give up power and leave, making the

  • incident a rebellion instead of a coup. The ousted leaders are claiming that these were

  • coups

  • because coups are less-respected by other nations compared to rebellions and easier

  • to

  • overturn. For example, historically, US law only allowed aid to be sent to countries reeling

  • from

  • rebellion - but not coups.

  • The same thing happened following the Ukrainian Revolution of 2014. Ousted President

  • Yanukovych cried coup when he was unseated by parliament, even

  • though there was an actual vote. Yanukovych still says the vote was illegitimate and the

  • final

  • step in a coup.

  • Sometimes the line between coup and not a coup is harder to define. In Lesotho, in August,

  • military action forced the prime minister to flee, but he was able to return a

  • week later and no one in the army ever officially took power of the country. The army claims

  • that

  • the leaders own police force was going to stage an armed rebellion and that he was forced

  • out

  • of the country for his own protection. The Prime Minister rejects this claim and has

  • called the

  • action a coup, but it is hard to clearly define the intentions of everyone involved.

  • The most successful and clear cut case of a coup d’etat in 2014 happened in Thailand,

  • but

  • that is nothing new. NPR estimates that more than a dozen coups have been attempted there

  • since 1932. Thai coups are unique because they are mostly bloodless and happen frequently

  • for an otherwise flourishing nation. The military there is lawfully allowed to seize control

  • of the

  • country during political turmoil. So long as the coup is successful, it is legal and

  • the King of

  • Thailand will officially recognize the new government.

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