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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Basically a Coup d’etat is like someone taking you hostage with a gun. The point of the gun is to make you feel scared so you the perpetrator can take advantage of you and keep you hostage. That what coups do, they storm the government to force the current leader to resign.

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