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To: Blue Turtle
Has everyone figured it out yet? n., pl. coups d'état (kū') or coup d'états (dā-täz'). The sudden overthrow of a government by a usually small group of persons in or previously in positions of authority. A coup d’état uses the extant government’s power to assume political control of the country. Modern dictators have usually come to power in times of emergency. Frequently dictators have seized power by coup d'état as Benito Mussolini did in Italy at the culmination of his March on Rome. But some dictators, most notably Adolf Hitler in Germany, achieved office as head of government by legal means. However, once he was elected in office, Hitler gained additional extraordinary powers.
166 posted on 04/30/2009 3:35:10 PM PDT by mojitojoe ( Idiots elected a Marxist ideologue with narcissistic personality disorder & America is dying.)
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To: mojitojoe

“7 days in May” approaching?


181 posted on 04/30/2009 5:12:20 PM PDT by bricklayer
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To: mojitojoe

Adolf Hitler was not an elected leader.


268 posted on 05/01/2009 10:06:49 AM PDT by When do we get liberated?
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