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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Agency_for_International_Development#Political_operations_abroad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Agency_for_Inter... - the general pattern for the US-backed coups is propaganda->protests->revolt. USAID seems to be providing the funding for the early phase, if not the entire pipeline to a colour revolution.