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Chile 1973 coup
The 11 September 1973 military overthrow of Salvador Allende that opened Pinochet's dictatorship -- political-military history, not a how-to.
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SSoviet 1991 coup attempt
The 19-21 August 1991 failed GKChP seizure that hastened the Soviet Union's end -- a junta that collapsed in three days.
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PCarnation Revolution
The 25 April 1974 MFA coup that ended the Estado Novo with carnations in rifle barrels -- a junta against a dictatorship, not a manual.
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K12 December 1979 coup
The 12 December 1979 seizure in which Chun Doo-hwan's Hanahoe arrested the army chief -- a Korean coup that led toward 17 May 1980 and Gwangju.
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