Original sentence: Also usually implied is the government's lack of legitimacy, in the view of them using the term.Indeed, such accusations are commonly used to destabilize governments, encouraging and justifing coup d'états.Often a proclaimed puppet government faces a rival government which uses the puppet government term to weaken the legitimacy of that government.See also: Banana republic
Edited sentence: Also usually implied is the government's lack of legitimacy.In many cases, however, the citizens of a puppet government also see the government as a puppet.Indeed, such accusations are commonly used to destabilize governments, encouraging and justifing coup d'états, especially in Africa and Latin America.Often a proclaimed puppet government faces a rival government which uses the puppet term to weaken the legitimacy of that government.see also: banana republic