Mathieu Kérékou (redirect from Second 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 |
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 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 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 |
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 |
The 1972 Dahomeyan coup d'état was a military coup staged on 26 October 1972 by Major (later General) Mathieu Kérékou, who took control of the Republic... 7 KB (621 words) - 09:36, 12 March 2024 |
The 1975 Nigerian coup d'état was a bloodless military coup which took place in Nigeria on 29 July 1975 when a faction of junior Armed Forces officers... 5 KB (327 words) - 00:08, 18 February 2024 |
and orchestrated a coup attempt in 1976, storming Khartoum with dissident forces led by Muhammad Nour Saad on 2 July. Their attempt to arrest Nimeiry was... 25 KB (2,514 words) - 18:22, 18 March 2024 |
1980 Liberian coup d'état happened on April 12, 1980, when President William Tolbert was overthrown and murdered in a violent coup. The coup was staged by... 16 KB (1,637 words) - 08:05, 8 March 2024 |
A coup d'état occurred in Niger on 18 February 2010. Soldiers attacked the presidential palace in Niamey under weapons fire at midday and captured President... 30 KB (3,426 words) - 01:00, 15 August 2023 |