Word: coups
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Handling Hitler. In von Schleicher's devious plans for rebuilding a German army before attempting a monarchist coup, Adolf Hitler and his 400,000 drilled brownshirts loomed large. As General von Schleicher announced fortnight ago, "Such a movement must be made...
...elation reflected in Hitlerite circles yesterday with von Papen's coup, today turned to gloom with the realization that they are unlikely to replace von Papen and General von Schleicher in power after the July 31 elections. . . . One of Hitler's lieutenants told me: 'Von Papen is picking all the plums and reaping all the glory that in reality belong...
Spain. Jubilant as the recognitions poured in was dapper little provisional President Carlos Davila. His personal friend, former Chilean Dictator General Carlos Ibanez who lately returned from exile (TIME, July 18), calmed public fears of an Ibanez coup last week by quietly going into exile again...
Siam has never had a Senate. Produced last week like a hat-born rabbit, the Senate was found to consist of 70 Siamese army officers, the same who last fortnight staged with His Majesty's approval their placid, bloodless coup...
There being no hard feelings, the innumerable Siamese Princes arrested at the outset of the coup d'état were all set free last week-all except domineering Prince Paribatra whom it was thought best to keep locked up for a while...