While military coups usually have the goal of concentrating power in the hands of the armed forces , in this case , the generals immediately named a civilian jurist as interim leader . The overthrow of Egypt 's Morsy fits most definitions of a coup . But the events in Egypt are not universally being called a coup . Calling it such would lead to a loss of aid to Egypt .
The overthrow of Egypt 's Morsy fits most definitions of a coup . But the events in Egypt are not universally being called a coup . Calling it such would lead to a loss of aid to Egypt .