What Is A Coup d'État And How Common Are They?

• published: 13 Jan 2015
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Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml In 2014, there were more than five coups d'état in countries attempted around the world, some of them successful. What exactly is a coup d'état and can it ever be good for a country? Learn More: What is a Coup? It Depends Which Side You're On http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304255604579409282161337284 Why Does Thailand Have So Many Coups? http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/05/22/314862858/why-does-thailand-have-so-many-coups Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 http://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/faa "...The Congress declares that a principal objective of the foreign policy of the United States is the encouragement and sus­tained support of the people of developing countries in their efforts to acquire the knowledge and resources essential to development and to build the economic, political, and social institutions which will improve the quality of their lives." U.S. Charges Over Gambia 'Coup Plot' Against Yahya Jammeh http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30686627 Coup d'Etat in Abkhazia Without Russia's Permission http://carnegie.ru/eurasiaoutlook/?fa=55952 A Coup in Burkina Faso http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/10/a-coup-in-burkina-faso/382192/ Lesotho 'Coup': A Squabble Among Elites or A Sign of Social Instability? http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/sep/04/lesotho-unrest-elites-coup Watch More: Which Countries Don't Have An Army? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCca54MjFtA Subscribe to TestTube Daily! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml _________________________ TestTube's new daily show is committed to answering the smart, inquisitive questions we have about life, society, politics and anything else happening in the news. It's a place where curiosity rules and together we'll get a clearer understanding of this crazy world we live in. Watch more TestTube: http://testtube.com/testtubedailyshow/ Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testtubenetwork TestTube on Twitter https://twitter.com/TestTube Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/TraceDominguez TestTube on Facebook https://facebook.com/testtubenetwork TestTube on Google+ http://gplus.to/TestTube Download the New TestTube iOS app! http://testu.be/1ndmmMq