Coup d'etat

A coup d'etat, also known as simply a coup, is the process in which a group overthrows governments and take control from them. Throughout Earth history, there has been several coups. However, according to Elizabeth Weir, most coups end up with the new government being about as bad as the old one.

Known coup d'etats

 * 2004: A religious extremist group led by Soren succeeded in overthrowing the government of the Rand Protectorate. However, with the compined forces of SG-1 and the remnants of Commander Gareth's military, the coup was stopped, and Soren was killed.
 * 2006: Ladon Radim of the Genii succeeded to overthrow and killed Cowen and his group. Ladon billed it as a "bloodless coup", since no one was killed in the Genii homeworld, despite the deaths of Cowen's group on M6R-867

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