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What happened there is that one of the country's co-rulers--as established by U.N.-brokered elections in 1993--conducted a coup when the other one was in Paris.
And it was a sad day indeed for hapless Liberia when it suffered the ignominy of a coup led by a master sergeant.
Imagine the barrage of video clips on the nightly news showing Clinton, Hyde, and other figures in the drama being hounded by reporters as to whether a "coup" is in progress.
Another article says the United States should not limit itself to a few days of bombing (the current battle plan): Only a long, insistent air campaign will persuade Saddam's troops to attempt a coup.
Finally, after 60 years of Spanish rule, Portuguese noblemen (aided by the French, then at war with Spain) organized a palace coup and restored independence.