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AUTO-GOLPE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-08-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Political Science (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- self-coup
1, record 1, English, self%2Dcoup
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- auto-golpe 1, record 1, English, auto%2Dgolpe
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The decision to seize the levers of constitutional power and dissolve the legislature and judicial bodies has produced what is known in Latin America as an auto-golpe, a self-coup. Its purpose is to consolidate the authority of someone already in power. 1, record 1, English, - self%2Dcoup
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sciences politiques (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- auto-coup d'État
1, record 1, French, auto%2Dcoup%20d%27%C3%89tat
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- autocoup d'état 1, record 1, French, autocoup%20d%27%C3%A9tat
correct, masculine noun
- autogolpe 1, record 1, French, autogolpe
see observation
- auto-coup civil 1, record 1, French, auto%2Dcoup%20civil
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nous n'excluons pas l'hypothèse d'une tentative désespérée, d'un «auto-coup d'État» comme nous l'appelons ici, mais les conditions nationales et internationales ne vont pas dans le sens d'un tel scénario. La convocation du plébiscite est, en soi, une défaite politique de Pinochet. 1, record 1, French, - auto%2Dcoup%20d%27%C3%89tat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Auto-coup d'État perpétré au Guatemala le 25 mai 1993 par le président Jorge Serrano Elias. La presse écrite francophone utilise l'équivalent espagnol, soit «autogolpe». 1, record 1, French, - auto%2Dcoup%20d%27%C3%89tat
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencias políticas (Generalidades)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- auto-golpe
1, record 1, Spanish, auto%2Dgolpe
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- autogolpe 1, record 1, Spanish, autogolpe
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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