The message was clear, and the coup collapsed.

But no decision had been reached when the coup collapsed, two Administration officials said today.

Within two days, by 20 August 1991, the attempted coup collapsed.

In the end, however, Talboys bailed out, and the coup collapsed without a vote ever being taken.

The coup collapsed, but Gorbachev's leadership had been fatally injured.

After the meeting concluded, the coup collapsed, but Khánh was forced from office the next day.

The coup collapsed when, between midnight and dawn, anti-coup forces swept into the city.

The coup faced wide popular opposition and collapsed in three days, but disintegration of the Union became imminent.

Mr. Cheney confirmed that this was true, but said the coup collapsed before any action could be taken.

After a day of chaos, the coup collapsed when, anti-coup forces swept into the city.