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A coup consists of the infiltration of a small but critical segment of the state apparatus, which is then used to displace the government from its control of the remainder.

Edward Luttwak
Government, Used, States
Edward Luttwak (1979). “Coup D'etat: A Practical Handbook”, p.27, Harvard University Press
A coup consists of the infiltration of a small but critical segment of the state apparatus, which is then used to displace the government from its control of the remainder.