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It is a well known historical fact that de Gaulle did not liaise with the rebels in Algiers.

Rene Coty himself said he would resigned if the national assembly didn't pick him as a prime minister.

Then the national assembly vote him with a huge majority margin.

And finally, he wins the november election in a landslide.

So if a coup means that you get power by following all the rules and the decorum and win the election, then the term "coup" does not mean anything.




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