Concept:A palace coup is a sudden seizure of power by a small group of insiders, usually within the military or government, without a mass uprising.
Explanation:Shehu Shagari was the elected civilian president of Nigeria during the Second Republic.
His government was overthrown on December 31, 1983, by senior military officers led by Major General Muhammadu Buhari.
The coup was carried out by members of the military establishment, not by a popular revolt.
Because it was largely bloodless and involved insiders close to the center of power, it is described as a palace coup.
It was not a bloody revolution, and options such as conference or cohort do not describe this type of takeover.
Answer:A. Palace