seizure of power

"There were growing calls for a seizure of power by force."

It may already be too late to stop the seizure of power."

"We reject any seizure of power by force because this will lead to a civil war."

Their hopes were crushed by the Soviet seizure of power.

He did not live to see the ultimate seizure of power by the communists.

"Because this violent seizure of power has got to stop.

The apparent Republican seizure of power was tenuous in any event.

The first revolution, the seizure of power by the Bolsheviks, began in 1917.

The seizure of power in the capital had been the rebels' primary objective since 18 July.

But nor do we wish for a return or a seizure of power by military despots.

His seizure of power led to many conflicts and betrayals.

This event is known as the Machtergreifung (seizure of power).

No less catastrophic was the seizure of power by the Colonels in 1967.

Vietnam later admitted that it played "a decisive role" in their seizure of power.

He was the Duce and proclaimed in song even before the seizure of power.

Even prior to the seizure of power, Mussolini was praised in song.

Sirola still held that the armed seizure of power was premature, however.

"The armed struggle had as its objective the seizure of power by assault.

And before that, at the Tyrant's seizure of power.

I believed that there were protections in America against a seizure of power by utopians.

He was ruled with a strong hand and prevented a seizure of power by the young Sobeslav.

Fascist violence prior to their seizure of power was legitimized.

The African Union expressed concern and condemned all seizures of power.