Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
political event
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
autogolpe
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| gptkbp:commonActions |
dissolving legislature
extending term limits ruling by decree suspending constitution |
| gptkbp:defines |
A self-coup is a form of coup d'état in which a nation's leader, who came to power through legal means, dissolves or renders powerless the national legislature and assumes extraordinary powers not granted under normal circumstances.
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| gptkbp:notableExample |
Ferdinand Marcos' declaration of martial law in the Philippines in 1972
Alberto Fujimori's 1992 self-coup in Peru Getúlio Vargas' 1937 coup in Brazil Adolf Hitler's consolidation of power in 1933 Germany |
| gptkbp:relatedConcept |
revolutionary
state of emergency authoritarianism emergency powers |
| gptkbp:typicalLeader |
gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
incumbent president |
| gptkbp:typicalOutcome |
international condemnation
suspension of civil liberties concentration of power erosion of democracy |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:self-coup_of_1992
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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