Mathieu Kérékou (redirect from 1988 Benin coup d'état attempt) to the diplomatic isolation and attempts to destabilize Benin economically, decided to organize an attempted coup d'état. This was Operation Shrimp, entrusted... 25 KB (2,630 words) - 06:17, 4 March 2024 |
A coup d'état, often abbreviated to coup, is the overthrow of a lawful government through illegal means. If force or violence are not involved, such an... 192 KB (21,825 words) - 01:57, 14 March 2024 |
This is a list of coups d'état and coup attempts by country, listed in chronological order. A coup is an attempt to illegally overthrow the government... 192 KB (20,031 words) - 18:37, 15 March 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 |
himself took power in the 1983 coup d'état). Buhari was then detained in Benin City until 1988. Babangida justified the coup by saying that Buhari failed... 4 KB (226 words) - 20:29, 27 August 2023 |
On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger when the country's presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum, and Presidential Guard commander... 61 KB (5,467 words) - 15:40, 22 February 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 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 of... 14 KB (1,168 words) - 21:24, 5 March 2024 |
Armed Forces attempted to overthrow the ruling military junta led by Ibrahim Traoré, which came to power a year earlier. In a previous coup in January 2022... 12 KB (1,022 words) - 15:01, 21 February 2024 |
On 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 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 |
of the government. “France condemns in the strongest terms the attempted coup d’état," he said, adding that France supports the transitional government... 86 KB (7,413 words) - 16:36, 18 March 2024 |
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 1976 Nigerian coup d'état attempt was a military coup attempt which took place in Nigeria on 13 February 1976 when a faction of Armed Forces officers... 4 KB (261 words) - 15:49, 4 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 |
1972 Moroccan coup attempt was an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate King Hassan II of Morocco on 16 August 1972. The attempted coup d'état occurred in... 8 KB (756 words) - 21:53, 12 October 2023 |
The 1971 Ugandan coup d'état was a military coup d'état executed by the Ugandan military, led by general Idi Amin, against the government of President... 13 KB (1,287 words) - 05:46, 28 February 2024 |
Mali portal 1968 Malian coup d'état 1991 Malian coup d'état 2020 in Mali 2020 Malian protests List of coups d'état and coup attempts since 2010 "Mali suspended... 27 KB (2,246 words) - 17:07, 3 February 2024 |