Editing Coup d'état

A '''coup d'état''' or simply '''coup''' is the sudden and unlawful overthrow of a government by a small group within the state establishment.

In [[2372]], [[Vice admiral|Vice Admiral]] [[James Leyton]] attempted a military coup of the Federation due to his view that the civilian government was not doing enough to prepare for a possible conflict with the [[Dominion]].  He was stopped before he could seize control by [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Sisko]] and the imminent arrival of the {{uss|Defiant}} with evidence of his plot. ({{DS9|Homefront|Paradise Lost}})

:''In the [[Pendragon universe]], Leyton's coup was not averted and he took control of the Federation leading to the [[Federation Civil War]]. ({{Pdn}}: "[[True North (PDN episode)|True North]]")''

In [[2373]], a coup d'état led to the collapse of the [[Thallonian Empire]]. (''{{mb|New Frontier}}'' novel: ''{{mb|House of Cards}}'')

The [[Gorn]] Black Crest faction launched a successful coup of the [[Gorn Hegemony]] in [[2375]]. (''{{mb|TNG}} comic: "{{mb|The Gorn Crisis}}")

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-A '''coup d'état''' or simply '''coup''' is the sudden and unlawful overthrow of a government by a small group within the state establishment. The phrase means "a strike against the state" in [[French]].
+A '''coup d'état''' or simply '''coup''' is the sudden and unlawful overthrow of a government by a small group within the state establishment.
 In [[2372]], [[Vice admiral|Vice Admiral]] [[James Leyton]] attempted a military coup of the Federation due to his view that the civilian government was not doing enough to prepare for a possible conflict with the [[Dominion]].  He was stopped before he could seize control by [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Sisko]] and the imminent arrival of the {{uss|Defiant}} with evidence of his plot. ({{DS9|Homefront|Paradise Lost}})
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 In [[2373]], a coup d'état led to the collapse of the [[Thallonian Empire]]. (''{{mb|New Frontier}}'' novel: ''{{mb|House of Cards}}'')
-The [[Gorn]] Black Crest faction launched a successful coup of the [[Gorn Hegemony]] in [[2375]]. (''{{mb|TNG}} comic: "{{mb|The Gorn Crisis}}")''
+The [[Gorn]] Black Crest faction launched a successful coup of the [[Gorn Hegemony]] in [[2375]]. (''{{mb|TNG}} comic: "{{mb|The Gorn Crisis}}")
-In [[2379]], [[Shinzon]], [[Senator]] [[Tal'Aura t'Kaveth]], and a cadre of [[Romulan Star Navy]] officers used a miniature [[thalaron generator]] to [[assassinate]] [[Praetor]] [[Hiren]] and most of the [[Romulan Senate]], taking over the government of the [[Romulan Star Empire]]. The aftereffects of their coup led to [[Romulan Civil War (2379-2410)|a series of civil wars]] that lasted into [[2410]]. ({{Film|10}}; {{B&S}}: ''[[Emael Mosekhesailho]]''; ''{{Mb|The Path to 2409}}''; {{STO}})
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