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42. Utter baloney....

You stated: "Yanukovych was not removed........against his own will."

Oh and....this isn't RT...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10655398/Ukraine-crisis-Opposition-demands-Viktor-Yanukovych-resign.html

President Viktor Yanukovych said a coup was underway against him after he left Kiev for an eastern stronghold and the country's parliament debated a motion calling for his resignation.

In a televised statement on Saturday, he said he had no intention of resigning or leaving Ukraine, comparing the country's political crisis to the rise of the Nazis in the 1930s.

The opposition quickly seized control of both buildings, while the police announced they stood "with the people" and wanted "rapid changes"

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In other words...he didn't want to leave and the police who were essentially his last line of support...withdrew their support. They probably gave him an ultimatum. So with no protection or being informed he wouldn't have protection soon....he decided to save his ass. Kind of odd how after he left the police quickly switched sides and in less the 24 hours Parliament effectively removed him....

And the day after...he was in Karkhiv, were his power base was. If he was just going to outright bail, he could have flew to Moscow. But probably left for Russia after he realized that he was shit out of luck.


Also...not from RT:

http://www.smh.com.au/world/ousted-ukrainian-president-viktor-yanukovych-i-was-wrong-to-invite-russia-into-crimea-20140403-zqpxa.html


With tears welling in his eyes, Mr Yanukovych said he was ready to sacrifice his life during the escalating protests but realised that doing so would be simply a gift to the "neo-fascists" who he said seized power by force. He claimed they machine-gunned his convoy as he was leaving the Ukrainian capital.

"I didn't want to give them my life just for nothing," he said.

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Now...Yanu may be embellishing a bit, but I wouldn't be surprised they machine gunned his convoy. He implies he was forced out.

This coup also has some eerily similarities with this one...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Haitian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat

Oh and your definition....is the narrow one...

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/coup%20d%27etat?s=t

1.
a sudden and decisive action in politics, especially one resulting in a change of government illegally or by force.