countercoup

 [koun-ter-koo]  

coun·ter·coup

   [koun-ter-koo]
noun, plural coun·ter·coups  [-kooz] .
a coup aimed at the replacement of a government that itself achieved power through an earlier coup.
Origin:
1960–65; counter- + coup1
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countercoup

noun
a sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etat 
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