Which of the following situations is the best example of a coup d'etat?
a. a king leaves the throne and passes leadership to his daughter.
b. a political party wins more seats in parliament after an election.
c. a candidate wins a popular election and becomes president.
d. a group of leaders forcefully overthrows the current government.

The correct answer is - D. A group of leaders forcefully overthrows the current government.

The term coup d'etat refers to a situation where the government or the monarch of a country is forcefully overthrown by a group of people, usually political opponents, military, militia...

Once the government or monarch are overthrown, the ones that managed to do that are deciding who will lead the country and in which manner.

In this situation, the group of leaders uses force to overthrow the government, and manages to do so, so it is a textbook example of coup d'etat.

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