list of coups d'état and coup attempts by country, listed in chronological order. A coup is an attempt to illegally overthrow the government of a country... 192 KB (20,031 words) - 18:37, 15 March 2024 |
The 1977 Seychelles coup d'état was a virtually bloodless coup that occurred in the East African and Indian Ocean country of Seychelles on 4–5 June 1977... 6 KB (453 words) - 23:11, 7 February 2024 |
The 1977 Benin coup d'état attempt, Opération Crevette or Operation Shrimp was a failed attempt by a team of French-led mercenaries to overthrow the government... 4 KB (224 words) - 07:45, 14 January 2024 |
The 2011 Democratic Republic of the Congo coup d'état attempt was an alleged coup attempt against President Joseph Kabila on February 27, 2011. On February... 6 KB (651 words) - 17:12, 7 March 2024 |
proclaimed himself the leader of a new military junta, shortly after confirming the coup a success. This was the fifth military coup d'état since the country gained... 61 KB (5,467 words) - 15:40, 22 February 2024 |
July, 1966 an attempted coup took place in the Republic of the Congo. The coup was sparked following the demotion of Marien Ngouabi (the future President)... 4 KB (170 words) - 08:06, 22 August 2023 |
loyal to Ange Diawara attempted a coup against President Marien Ngouabi. Joachim Yhombi-Opango was instrumental in ending the coup. The musician Franklin... 3 KB (130 words) - 16:05, 9 January 2024 |
The 1982 Kenyan coup d'état attempt was a failed attempt to overthrow President Daniel arap Moi's government. At 3 A.M. on Sunday, 1 August 1982, a group... 16 KB (1,723 words) - 22:21, 19 February 2024 |
The 2006 Chadian coup d'état attempt was an attempted coup d'état against Chadian President Idriss Déby that was foiled on the night of March 14, 2006... 6 KB (675 words) - 15:13, 30 August 2023 |
The 1978 Somali coup d'état attempt was a violent military coup attempt that took place in Somalia (then Somali Democratic Republic) on 9 April 1978,... 7 KB (591 words) - 00:33, 18 February 2024 |
have thwarted a coup attempt against him led by lieutenant-colonel Emmanuel Zoungrana in December 2022. Amid rumors of discontent within the Burkinabe army... 12 KB (1,022 words) - 15:01, 21 February 2024 |
The Congo Crisis (French: Crise congolaise) was a period of political upheaval and conflict between 1960 and 1965 in the Republic of the Congo (today the... 83 KB (9,755 words) - 17:49, 13 March 2024 |
The 1977 Angolan coup d'état attempt was a failed attempt by the Angolan interior minister Nito Alves to overthrow the government of Agostinho Neto. It... 9 KB (921 words) - 00:38, 25 February 2024 |
30 August 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Gabon shortly after the announcement that incumbent president Ali Bongo Ondimba had won the general election... 55 KB (4,403 words) - 23:23, 17 March 2024 |
The 1981 Seychelles coup d'état attempt, sometimes referred to as the Seychelles affair or Operation Angela, was a failed South African–orchestrated coup... 42 KB (4,257 words) - 13:12, 1 March 2024 |
War in Sudan (2023–present) (redirect from 2023 Sudanese coup d'état attempt) the military (including the RSF) ousted al-Bashir in a coup d'état, ending his three decades of rule; the army established the Transitional Military Council... 265 KB (24,179 words) - 04:22, 19 March 2024 |
The 2021 Malian coup d'état began on the night of 24 May 2021 when the Malian Army led by Vice President Assimi Goïta captured President Bah N'daw, Prime... 27 KB (2,246 words) - 17:07, 3 February 2024 |
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country in Central Africa. By land area, the DRC is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest... 209 KB (20,195 words) - 20:44, 16 March 2024 |
The 1971 Moroccan coup d'état attempt, popularly known as the Skhirat coup d'état (Arabic: محاولة انقلاب الصخيرات, French: Coup d'état de Skhirat), was... 55 KB (4,653 words) - 00:55, 4 March 2024 |
The 2019 Amhara Region coup d'état attempt was an attempted coup d'état against the Amhara Regional government on 22 June 2019, during which factions... 14 KB (1,168 words) - 21:24, 5 March 2024 |
The 2021 Nigerien coup d'etat attempt occurred on 31 March at around 3 am WAT (2 am UTC) after gunfire erupted in the streets of Niamey, the capital of... 9 KB (842 words) - 09:52, 15 November 2023 |
A coup d'état was launched in Burkina Faso on 23 January 2022. Gunfire erupted in front of the presidential residence in the Burkinabé capital Ouagadougou... 50 KB (4,316 words) - 12:02, 9 March 2024 |
The 1973 Rwandan coup d'état, also known as the Coup d'état of 5 July (French: Coup d'état du 5 Juillet), was a military coup staged by Juvénal Habyarimana... 6 KB (565 words) - 20:33, 26 August 2023 |