Think of a coup d'etat and images of a far-flung banana republic likely come to mind. So it might come as a surprise that it happened here in the United States — just once, in 1898.

For all the violent moments in United States history, the mob’s gruesome attack was unique: It was the only coup d’état ever to take place on American soil. What happened that day was nearly ...

Cline Center for Democracy at the University of Illinois, "The Coup D’etat Project," September 2013 18 U.S. Code § 2384 - Seditious conspiracy CNN, " Rioters breach Capitol as Congress ...

T he documentary “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” focuses on a hot spot in the Cold War, set to music by the era’s ambassadors of cool—Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach and other ...

Ameri-coup: A brief history of US misdeeds. On John Bolton’s admission that he ‘helped plan coups d’état’ and the US’s casual approach to upending nations.

In his kinetic documentary Soundtrack to a Coup D’etat, the Belgian filmmaker Johan Grimonprez traces how the U.S. used “Jazz Ambassadors” to build good will during the Cold War all while ...

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat is directed by Belgian doc filmmaker Johan Grimonprez, of the doc films Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y, Double Take, Shadow World, and Blue Orchids previously, plus many other ...

The documentary “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” focuses on a hot spot in the Cold War, set to music by the era’s ambassadors of cool—Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach and other ...

It’s important to note here that “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” isn’t a history lesson in the traditional sense. Grimonprez’s doc has an impressionistic flair that asks audiences to ...

Directed by Belgian filmmaker Johan Grimonprez, Soundtrack to a Coup d'État transforms political history into a kinetic, urgent concert hall of ideas. For Grimonprez, the fusion of music and ...

Some history and context to help you decide The key element of a coup is that it is carried out beyond the bounds of legality. Coups can be violent but don’t need to be.