In December his closest comrade, Mr. Shevardnadze, quit with a dire warning of an impending coup.

Meanwhile rumours swept Bangkok of an impending coup by "moderate forces in the military".

As the first anniversary of the August 1991 coup attempt approached, allegations circulated about an impending coup.

He says, "my people did not take these intelligence reports [concerning an impending coup] seriously," even though they had.

Two months after the birthday party, Penfold was still acting high commissioner when he was informed of an impending coup.

Pakistan is already in a febrile state, gripped by weeks of rumours of an impending coup.

There was concern at reports of an impending military coup and the arrest of several political figures.

Meanwhile, restlessness in various sections of the armed forces created fear of an impending military coup.

That fit the rumors of an impending coup.

According to American officials, the Bush Administration received intelligence reports earlier in the week indicating the possibility of an impending coup.