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Coup Quotes

First-hand accounts of being ousted, and arguments against coups as policy.

These coup quotes come largely from people who experienced one directly, including leaders who describe being deposed by a coup d'etat, in one case with the involvement of trusted friends and outside government support. Our Change quotes cover political transitions from other perspectives.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Disappointed
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm very disappointed by the mature-democracy countries. I was ousted by a coup d'etat.

Quotes by Thaksin Shinawatra

General
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Nov 07, 2020

Shouldn't the General Assembly adopt a declaration on the inadmissibility of interference into domestic affairs of sovereign states and nonrecognition of coup d'etats as a method of the change of power?

Quotes by Sergei Lavrov

Nov 07, 2020

In Honduras, in particular, Hillary Clinton as Obama's secretary of state was instrumental in legitimizing the coup's subsequent death-squad regime.

Quotes by Greg Grandin

American
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Nov 07, 2020

I was deposed by a coup d'etat, by friends that I trusted and aided by the American Government.

Quotes by Ferdinand Marcos

Commissioner
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Nov 07, 2020

This is a coup for commissioner Bud Selig. I'm surprised it's as good as it is.

Quotes by Fay Vincent

One quote calls for the General Assembly to formally reject coup d'etats as a legitimate method of changing power, while another criticizes a specific administration's role in legitimizing a coup's aftermath. See our American quotes and Aided quotes for related angles on foreign involvement.

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