1.   The coup failed because of miscalculations by the plotters.

2.   The coup also failed to win the support of the opposition Comoros Democratic Front.

3.   Although the coup failed, it triggered a bitter fight for the council president pro tem position and reflected the changing politics of the City Council.

4.   After the assassination, the subsequent coup failed.

5.   One reason the coup nearly failed was that the Mossadegh government found out about the coup plot just before it was begun.

6.   The coup failed, and Gorbachev and his family returned to Moscow, visibly shaken.

7.   The coup ultimately failed amid recriminations by House Majority Leader Richard Armey of Texas and Majority Whip Tom DeLay of Texas.

8.   The coup failed, and Chavez spent two years in jail.

9.   When the coup failed, he fled to America with his wife and four daughters.

10.   After the coup failed, the president accused Huseynov of masterminding it.