Usually, a change of government in a state is recognized as a
matter of course by the international community. But in cases of
coups d'état, or other inconsistencies with the general
principles of the state's constitution, recognition becomes
questionable. When discussing the recognition of government it
is implied the state remains physically the same (even if it's
given a new name) and only the government or head of state
changes. The question of recognizing a new government is the
question of acknowledging a new representative of a state to the
international community, nothing more. But this is not a trifle
matter since the only way for the state to do business with
other states is if it has a recognized representative.  A
recognition doesn't necessarily imply that diplomatic relations
will be established or maintained, though, the only limitation
the recognizing state brings upon itself is that it can hardly
recognize any other government of the state unless the already
recognized government falls from po