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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.social/users/kottke/statuses/113951488214371204">kottke.org (kottke@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 06:36:52 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/@kottke" title="kottke@mastodon.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/257448-48-20240427031830.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="kottke.org" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">kottke.org</a></section><article><p>“A self-coup, also called an autocoup…is a form of coup d’état in which a political leader, having come to power through legal means, stays in power illegally through the actions of themselves and/or their supporters.” <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-coup" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-coup</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/4515091#notice-8840304">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-02-06T06:36:52+09:00" title="Thursday, 06-Feb-2025 06:36:52 JST">about 17 days ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@kottke/113951488214371204" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.social via ActivityPub">mastodon.social</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@kottke/113951488214371204">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: upload.wikimedia.org</div><h5><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-coup">Self-coup</a></h5><div></div></header><div>A self-coup, also called an autocoup (from Spanish  autogolpe) or coup from the top, is a form of coup d'état in which a political leader, having come to power through legal means, stays in power illegally through the actions of themselves and/or their supporters. The leader may dissolve or render powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assume extraordinary powers. Other measures may include annulling the constitution, suspending civil courts, and having the head of government assume dictatorial powers.
From 1946 to the beginning of 2021, an estimated 148 self-coup attempts took place, 110 in autocracies and 38 in democracies.Notable events described as self-coupsNotable events described as attempted self-coupsSee also
Constitutional coup
Democratic backsliding
Soft coup
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  A self-coup, also called an autocoup (from Spanish autogolpe) or coup from the top, is a form of coup d'état in which a political leader, having come to power through legal means, stays in power illegally through the actions of themselves and/or their supporters. The leader may dissolve or render powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assume extraordinary powers. Other measures may include annulling the constitution, suspending civil courts, and having the head of government assume dictatorial powers. From 1946 to the beginning of 2021, an estimated 148 self-coup attempts took place, 110 in autocracies and 38 in democracies. Notable events described as self-coups Notable events described as attempted self-coups See also Constitutional coup Democratic backsliding Soft coup References Further reading...

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