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 |
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 |
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 1985 Liberian coup d'état attempt was staged by General Thomas Quiwonkpa, who had been a leader of the 1980 coup along with President Samuel Doe and... 3 KB (187 words) - 00:15, 10 December 2023 |
In the 1994 Gambian coup d'état, a group of soldiers led by 29-year-old Lieutenant Yahya Jammeh seized power in a bloodless coup d'état on the morning... 21 KB (2,418 words) - 07:22, 2 March 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 |
War in Sudan (2023–present) (redirect from 2023 Sudanese coup d'état attempt) In April 2019, the military (including the RSF) ousted al-Bashir in a coup d'état, ending his three decades of rule; the army established the Transitional... 265 KB (24,162 words) - 07:57, 19 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 |
was granted amnesty by the TRC. 1987 Transkei coup d'état 1990 Ciskei coup d'état 1990 Venda coup d'état Allister Sparks (July 1996). Tomorrow Is Another... 26 KB (2,747 words) - 01:15, 7 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 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 |
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 |
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 |
The 1999 Ivorian coup d'état took place on 24 December 1999. It was the first coup d'état since the independence of Ivory Coast and led to the President... 12 KB (1,094 words) - 21:58, 13 June 2023 |
The Coup Belt (French: la ceinture de coups d'État) is a modern geopolitical concept and neologism which emerged during the 2020s to describe the region... 30 KB (1,017 words) - 22:22, 17 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 |
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 |
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 |