On 30 August 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Gabon shortly after the announcement that incumbent president Ali Bongo had won the general election held...
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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...
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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...
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Coups d'état, coup attempts and coup plots since 2010 include: Coup d'état List of coups and coup attempts List of coups and coup attempts by country...
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On 7 January 2019, members of the Armed Forces of Gabon announced a coup d'état in Gabon. Military officers claimed that they had ousted President Ali...
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militaire confronté au double défi de sa survie et du terrorisme (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2023. "Tentative de coup d'État déjouée au Burkina Faso: quatre...
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coup d'état was staged between 17 and 18 February 1964 by Gabonese military officers who rose against Gabonese President Léon M'ba. Before the coup,...
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A coup d'état (/ˌkuːdeɪˈtɑː/ ; French: [ku deta]; lit. 'stroke of state'), or simply a coup, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization...
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The results of the elections for the Parliament of Gabon were unclear following the coup d'état four days after the general election. After Ali Bongo...
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On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger, during which the country's presidential guard removed and detained president Mohamed Bazoum. Subsequently...
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(PDG) remained the dominant party until its removal from the 2023 Gabonese coup d'état. Gabon is a developing country, ranking 123rd in the Human Development...
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to the coup. 1984 Guinean coup d'état 2008 Guinean coup d'état 2019–2020 Guinean protests 2010 Nigerien coup d'état 2020 Malian coup d'état 2023 Nigerien...
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junta promised after the coup d'état in 2023. After 54 years of leadership under Omar Bongo and his son, Ali Bongo, the 2023 coup brought about military...
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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 a country's government...
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A coup d'état took place in Burkina Faso on 30 September 2022, removing Interim President Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba over his alleged inability to deal...
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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...
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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...
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"Niger – Coup d'état : Le capitaine GOUROUZA SANI SALEY serait le cerveau de la tentative du coup d'État avorté, il est le chargé de la sécurité de la compagnie...
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Brice Oligui Nguema (category Leaders who took power by coup)
2023 Gabonese coup d'état overthrowing Ali Bongo. The son of a Teke mother and Fang military officer, Oligui was born in Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon,...
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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...
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The 1996 Nigerien coup d'état was a military coup d'état which occurred on 27 January 1996 in Niamey, Niger. It ousted Niger's first democratically elected...
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On 19 May 2024, an attempted coup d'état took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Targeting President Félix Tshisekedi and his Economy...
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happened to Castillo, a coup d'état against him. It published a statement communicating its "energetic condemnation of the coup d'état that occurred in Peru...
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1968 Malian coup d'état 1991 Malian coup d'état 2012 Malian coup d'état 2020 in Mali 2020 Malian protests List of coups d'état and coup attempts since...
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Ali Bongo (category Leaders ousted by a coup)
On 30 August 2023, following the results of the Gabonese general election, the military ousted him from the presidency in a coup d'état due to lack of...
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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 a...
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The 2008 Mauritanian coup d'état was a military coup that took place in Mauritania on August 6, 2008, when President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi was ousted...
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The 1987 Tunisian coup d'état involved the bloodless ousting of the aging President of Tunisia Habib Bourguiba on 7 November 1987, and his replacement...
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The 2012 Malian coup d'état began on 21 March that year, when mutinying Malian soldiers, displeased with the management of the Tuareg rebellion, attacked...
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ousts president 1974 Nigerien coup d'état 1996 Nigerien coup d'état 1999 Nigerien coup d'état 2023 Nigerien coup d'état "Freedom in the World 2012: Niger"...
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