countercoup

English

Etymology

From counter- +‎ coup.

Noun

countercoup (plural countercoups)

1. A coup which seeks to overthrow the government installed by a previous coup
   • 2007 May 27, Thomas Fuller, “Thai Security Chief Vows a Tough Stand Against Muslim Separatists”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     But amid rumors of countercoups and maneuvering by Mr. Thaksin’s allies, the generals seem to have calculated that they needed his skills.

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: tegencoup (nl) m, tegenstaatsgreep m, contracoup m
• Finnish: vastavallankaappaus
• French: please add this translation if you can
• German: Gegenputsch m
• Greek: αντιπραξικόπημα (el) n (antipraxikópima)
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: no equivalent term in Polish, but see zamach (pl) m
• Portuguese: contragolpe m
• Russian: контрпереворо́т (ru) m (kontrperevorót)
• Spanish: contragolpe m
• Swedish: motkupp c