What is it called when the Military takes over the government?

Question

Um... the word starts with a C

Answer 1

Coup d'état  That is french for  "punch to the state"  In english we adopted the french form...

Answer 2

That, I believe, is declaring martial law.  

Answer 3

A coup d’état (often known simply as a coup) (pronounced /kuːdeɪˈtɑː/  is the sudden overthrow of a government by a part of the state establishment — usually the military — to replace the branch of the stricken government, either with another civil government or with a military government.

Politically, the coup d’état is a type of political engineering, generally violent (hence "strike", "blow"; French "coup"), but not always, yet differing from a revolution (by a larger, armed group to effect violent, radical change to the political system) in that the change is to the government, not the form of government.

Answer 4

coup de' etat.  I might be spelling that incorrectly.  

Answer 5

Martial law.

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Answer 6

A coup d’état (often known simply as a coup) (pronounced /kuːdeɪˈtɑː/ AHD: [ko͞o"dā tä]) is the sudden overthrow of a government by a part of the state establishment — usually the military — to replace the branch of the stricken government, either with another civil government or with a military government.

Answer 7

Cunta?

Cartial Law?

Answer 8

Another answer: Bad News

Answer 9

coup!

Answer 10

a coo???????

Answer 11

Coup.

Answer 12

coup

Answer 13

A coup d etat, we have had a lot of it when democracy was given back to the people by way of people power in 1986. Though not even a single one succeeded. It usually transform a civilian government into a military government and Martial Law takes effect, a military junta is usually form with a marginal civilian participation. This type of a government take over usually boils down to a dictatorship and often times leads to purges of corrupt political bigwigs. That was the event that transform Burma or Myanmar into the present government setup.

Answer 14

Coup...pronounced "coo"

Answer 15

A coup d'etat

Answer 16

a coup d' etat

Answer 17

coup

or coup d'etat with an accent over the e