Word: coupes
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Later in the day Tahiti's word-of-mouth "coconut radio" carried conflicting rumors that General Brunot had been assassinated, that he had effected some sort of coup, that somewhere among the swaying palms there had been general slaughter...
...next victim, Yugoslavia, chose to fight after an army coup arranged for the accession of young King: 1. Nicholas...
...Reason for the coup was public indignation at the Cvetkovich Government which had just: 1. Signed up the nation with the Axis...
...morning at daylight or shortly after daylight the Bismarck was attacked by British pursuing battleships, including the Prince of Wales. Even in her crippled condition, the British battleships apparently had trouble sinking her with shell fire, for it was not until some 7 or 8 hours later that the coup de grace was delivered. If (as was at first reported) this was given by a torpedo plane, the Bismarck was the first modern battleship sunk from...
...Marshal Pétain may be, his patriotism has never emphasized or even reflected the French egalitarian spirit. Even as an officer in World War I he was a professed Royalist, often expressing dislike for liberalism and democratic institutions. In 1934 when the Fascist Croix de Feu attempted a coup d'etat, its demand was for the Hero of Verdun as head of Government. Again, in 1937 when the Cagoulards (Hooded Ones) were caught in what seemed a foolish revolutionary plot, their aim was to make Pétain dictator...