Self-coup
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A self-coup, also called an autocoup or coup from the top, is a form of coup d'état in which a political leader uses illegal means to stay in office or to vastly increase their power. The leader may d
Cavalry in the streets of Paris, after President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte seized dictatorial power in the 1851 French coup d'état
Yoon Suk Yeol
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Yoon Suk Yeol is a South Korean politician who served as the 13th president of South Korea from 2022 until his removal from office in 2025. A member of the People Power Party during his presidency, he
Self-coup
…Israel: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (ongoing events, since he assumed office on December 29, 2022) South Korea: President Yoon Suk Yeol (December 3–4, 2024) United States: President Donald Trump (ongoing events, such as the targeting of political opponents and civil society, since the…
Official portrait, 2022
Yoon Suk Yeol leaving the People Power Party (PPP) headquarters shortly after joining the party on 30 July 2021
Yoon with then-Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Chung Jin-suk in November 2021
Yoon takes the presidential oath of office outside of the National Assembly on 10 May 2022.