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A popular uprising of regular citizens against a ruler is a revolution. However, if it is just the military removing a government, it is called a military coup d'etat. If these attempts fail or the vast majority of the population is revolting against a ruler violently, a civil war can break out between the ruler's loyalists and the opposition fighters. A rebellion is a common cause of violent uprisings and consists of smaller scale attacks made by an armed force.

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