How to Stage a Coup (2017)

6.7/10 47 min Documentary

Overview

A guide to human history through its most audacious power grabs. From Julius Caesar to Napoleon; from Mussolini to the strongmen of the present day - we see how the world we know has been shaped by those who dream big.

Cast

Giles Milton

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Joseph Stalin

Vladimir Lenin

Francisco Franco

Mikhail Gorbachev

Benito Mussolini

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Idi Amin

Jean-Bedel Bokassa

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