A revolution is defined as any illegal or forced change in the top governmental elite, any attempt at such a change, or any successful or unsuccessful armed rebellion whose aim is independence from central government. Coup d’Etat is defined as an extraconstitutional or forced change in the top government elite and/or its effective control of the nation’s power structure in a given year. Unsuccessful coups are not counted, Average over 80s.
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