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Posted by elderberry (U13512571) on Monday, 21st February 2011
With reference to the changes in the Middle East; how often does a corrupt or failing regime 'come good' after a coup?
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Posted by Vizzer aka U_numbers (U2011621) on Monday, 21st February 2011
It depends on what one's interpretation of 'come good' is. There don't seem to be that many examples.
The coup by the English Army against Richard Cromwell in the Spring of 1659 and then General Monck's coup the following year which saw the establishment of the Convention Parliament followed by the Stuart Restoration is probably an example.
Another example would probably be the Carnation Revolution in Portugal on 25 April 1974. -
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Posted by Grumpyfred (U2228930) on Monday, 21st February 2011
You could count on one hand how many have gone from bad to good. In most cases, the new leader just takes off where the one they have just thrown out left off. All that changes are the Swissbank account numbers and names.
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