eli5 How does a coup d’etat actually work?

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Basically title, because I saw an article from BBC that a few people tried to seize power in Germany. Do they get the power just by occupying the building? Do other states recognise this? What happens to the constitution and the law? Is is a lawless state while they create a new constitution?

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I would watch the video by CGP grey The rules for rulers. He does an amazing job of explaining it [The rules for rulers](https://youtu.be/rStL7niR7gs)

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