Complex sentence: In May, the CTG had survived an abortive military coup by Lt.-General Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim, a change from three coups that toppled earlier governments in 1975 and the early 1980s following assassination of political leaders.
Split into simpler sentences: In May, the CTG had survived an abortive military coup by Lt.-General Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim. This was a change from three coups that toppled earlier governments in 1975 and the early 1980s following assassination of political leaders.