List of coups and coup attempts: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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*1769, [[Ethiopia]]: [[Ras (title)|Ras]] [[Mikael Sehul]] deposed and killed [[Emperor of Ethiopia|Emperor]] [[Iyoas I of Ethiopia]] in a demonstration of power over the Ethiopian Throne. This action ushered in the [[Zemene Mesafint]] ("Era of the Princes"), a lengthy period of civil war and chaos in Ethiopia.

*1772, [[Denmark–Norway]]: A coup led by [[Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel]] and her son [[Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway]] deposed the ruling cabinet minister [[Johann Friedrich Struensee]].

*1772, [[Revolution of 1772]] in Sweden: King [[Gustav III]] performed a coup to introduce [[absolute monarchy]] against the [[Riksdag of the Estates]], resulting in the end of the [[Age of libertyLiberty]] and the introduction of the [[Swedish Constitution of 1772]].

*1774, [[Nana Fadnavis]], along with 11 other influential [[Sardars]] of the [[Maratha Empire]], formed the Barbhai Counsil and overthrew [[Peshwa]] [[Raghunath Rao]], who had seized the throne after killing his own nephew, [[Narayanrao]]. After his removal, Nana Fadnavis proclaimed 40-day-old son of Narayanrao, [[Madhavrao II]] as the next Peshwa, with himself acting as [[regent]].

*1781: [[Conspiracy of the three Antonios]]

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===1884===

*[[Gapsin Coup]] in Korea: The [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]]-supported [[Gaehwa Party]] attempts to overthrow the [[Qing dynasty|Chinese]]-supported [[Joseon]] government, but is suppressed.

===1885===

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===1893===

* [[Hawaiian Kingdom|KingdomOverthrow of Hawaiʻithe Hawaiian Kingdom]]: [[Sanford Dole]] and American plantation owners overthrew the independent [[Kingdom of Hawai{{okina}}iHawaiʻi]] led by [[Queen Lili{{okina}}uokalani]]

===1895===

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* [[1914 Peruvian coup d'état]]

=== 1915 ===

* [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|China]]: [[Yuan Shikai]] launched a self-coup by proclaiming himself [[Empire of China (1915–1916)|emperor of the Chinese Empire]].▼

===1916===

*[[Ethiopian Empire|Ethiopia]]: While touring the city of [[Harar]], [[Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia|Lij Iyasu]] was deposed by a cabal of aristocrats in favor of his aunt [[Zewditu]]. Forces loyal to him were defeated at [[Battle of Segale|Segale]], and Lij Iyasu wandered northwestern [[Ethiopian Empire|Ethiopia]] with a small band of loyal followers until captured five years later.

▲*[[Republic of China (1912–1949)|China]]: [[Yuan Shikai]] launched a self-coup by proclaiming himself [[Empire of China (1915–1916)|emperor of the Chinese Empire]].

===1917===

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*[[:ro:Lovitura de stat de la 10 februarie 1938|Romanian coup d'état of February 10th, 1938]]:: King [[Carol II of Romania]] launched a self-coup, which abolished parliamentary democracy in favor of a [[1938 Constitution of Romania|royal dictatorship]].

*Brazil: [[Getúlio Vargas|Vargas]] forces detected the [[Integralist Uprising|attempted Integralist coup]], leading to a shootout with insurgents at the [[Guanabara Palace]].

*[[Oster conspiracy]], a plot to overthrow Hitler in the event of war with Czechoslovakia.

===1939===

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*[[King Michael's Coup]] in Romania: On 23 August, pro-German dictator [[Ion Antonescu]] was overthrown and [[King of Romania|King]] [[Michael I of Romania|Michael]] of Romania switched the nation from the Axis side of the war to join the Allies.

*[[1944 Bulgarian coup d'état]]: The government of pro-German Prime Minister [[Konstantin Muraviev]] was overthrown, and [[Kimon Georgiev]] of the [[Fatherland Front (Bulgaria)|Fatherland Front]] switched the nation from the Axis side of the war to join the Allies.

*[[Lorković–Vokić plot]]: planned coup by members of the Croat minister Government and the Croatian Peasants Party to overthrow the Ustashe, and then establish a pro-Allied Government.

*[[Operation Panzerfaust]] in Hungary: Nazi Germany forcefully replaced the [[Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)|royalist Hungarian government]] of Regent [[Miklós Horthy]] with the pro-Nazi [[Government of National Unity (Hungary)|Government of National Unity]], led by [[Ferenc Szálasi]].

*El Salvador: On 20 October, [[Andrés Ignacio Menéndez]] was overthrown by [[Osmín Aguirre y Salinas]].

===1945===

*[[Kyūjō incident]]: Attempt by elements of the Japanese Ministry of War to prevent Japan's surrender.

*[[Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina]]

*[[1945 Brazilian coup d'état]]: [[Getúlio Vargas]]'s government ended in a coup led by general Mourão, one of his former supporters.

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*[[14 July Revolution]] in Iraq: The [[Kingdom of Iraq|Hashemite monarchy]] was overthrown and the [[Iraqi Republic (1958–1968)|Iraqi Republic]] was established, with [[Abd al-Karim Qasim]] as Prime Minister.

*[[May 1958 crisis in France]]: General [[Jacques Massu]] took over [[Algiers]] and threatened to invade Paris unless [[Charles de Gaulle]] became head of state.

*[[1958 Sudanese coup d'état]]: was a bloodless [[self-coup]] on 17 November 1958 orchestrated by [[List of heads of government of Sudan|Prime Minister]] [[Abdallah Khalil]] and Lieutenant General [[Ibrahim Abboud]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Hailey |first=Foster |date=18 November 1958 |title=SUDAN COUP PUTS ARMY IN CONTROL; Capital Is Quiet as General Takes Power -- Parliament Ousted in Orderly Shift |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1958/11/18/archives/sudan-coup-puts-army-in-control-capital-is-quiet-as-general-takes.html |access-date=27 October 2021 |work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Ben Hammou |first1=Salah |year=2023 |title=The Varieties of Civilian Praetorianism: Evidence From Sudan's Coup Politics |journal=Armed Forces & Society |volume=50 |issue=4 |language=en |pages=0095327X23115561096–1117 |doi=10.1177/0095327X231155667|s2cid=257268269}}</ref>

===1959===

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*[[1959 Laotian coup]]: [[Phoumi Nosavan]] took control of Laos in a bloodless coup.

*[[1959 Sudanese coup attempt]]: was on 9 November 1959 where a group of military officers attempted a coup to overthrow Lieutenant General Ibrahim Abboud. The coup attempt failed and conspirators were court martialled and the leaders were hanged.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-13 |title=الحكومة العسكرية في السودان في الأعوام الثلاثة الماضية (1959 – 1961م) .. بقلم: بيتر كيلنر .. ترجمة: بدر الدين حامد الهاشمي |url=https://sudanile.com/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%83%d9%88%d9%85%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%b3%d9%83%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%86-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d8%b9%d9%88%d8%a7/ |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=سودانايل |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kilner |first=Peter |date=1962 |title=Military Government in Sudan: The Past Three Years |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40393412 |journal=The World Today |volume=18 |issue=6 |pages=259–268 |issn=0043-9134 |jstor=40393412}}</ref>

*[[Bangkok Plot]]: an attempt to overthrow Norodom Sihanouk.

==1960–1969==

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===1962===

*[[Coups d'état in Argentina#Coup of 29 March 1962|Coup of 29 March 1962]] in Argentina: President [[Arturo Frondizi]] was overthrown by the military while abroad, and [[José María Guido]] became president.▼

*Yemen: A military coup in [[Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen]] began the [[North Yemen Civil War]].▼

*[[1962 Ceylonese coup d'état attempt]]: Christian officers in Ceylon (now [[Sri Lanka]]) failed to overthrow the government of Prime Minister [[Sirimavo Bandaranaike]].

*[[1962 Turkish coup attempt]]: Staff Colonel [[Talât Aydemir|Talat Aydemir]], the Commander of the [[Turkish Military Academy]], and his associates attempted a coup against Prime Minister [[İsmet İnönü]].

*[[1962 Burmese coup d'état]]: A coup led by General [[Ne Win]] overthrew the constitutionally elected government of Prime Minister [[U Nu]].

▲*[[Coups d'état in Argentina#Coup of 29 March 1962|Coup of 29 March 1962]] in Argentina: President [[Arturo Frondizi]] was overthrown by the military while abroad, and [[José María Guido]] became president.

▲*Yemen: A military coup in [[Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen]] began the [[North Yemen Civil War]].

*[[Coup d'état of South Kasai]] in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: During the [[Congo Crisis]], a pro-[[Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)|Léopoldville]] coup ended the [[Albert Kalonji|Kalonji]]'s secessionist rule in [[South Kasai]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1964-06-28 |title=Kalonji, Key Tribal Head, Back in Congo From Exile |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/28/archives/kalonji-key-tribal-head-back-in-congo-from-exile.html |access-date=2024-05-21 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=}}</ref>

*[[1962 Senegalese coup attempt]]

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*Guatemala: [[Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes]] was overthrown by the military. [[Enrique Peralta Azurdia]] took power and established the [[Institutional Democratic Party]] until elections took place in 1966.<ref>Szulc, pg. 81</ref>

*[[1963 Dominican coup d'état]]: The military overthrew President [[Juan Bosch (politician)|Juan Bosch]] in September 1963, only seven months into his term as the first democratically elected president in the Dominican Republic since 1924. Bosch was replaced by a [[military junta|junta]] until it was overthrown in 1965.<ref>Szulc, pgs. 80–81</ref>

*Turkey[[1963 Turkish coup attempt]]: A military coup attempt failed in [[Turkey]].

*[[1963 South Vietnamese coup]]: A group of officers in the [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam]], supported by the United States, deposed [[Leaders of South Vietnam|President]] [[Ngô Đình Diệm]] and the [[Personalist Labor Revolutionary Party]].

*[[1963 Ecuadorian coup d'état]]: A [[Ecuadorian Military Junta of 1963|military junta]] deposed [[Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy]].

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* [[1964 Gabonese coup d'état]]: Gabonese military officers overthrew President [[Léon M'ba]] and established a provisional government with [[Jean-Hilaire Aubame]] as president. The provisional government was toppled shortly afterwards with the help of France, and M'ba was reinstated.

* [[1964 Laotian coups]]: Policemen of the [[Directorate of National Coordination]] overthrew the [[Royal Lao Government]] in April, but the successful coup was overturned five days later by U.S. Ambassador [[Leonard Unger]]. In August, a second coup was attempted when [[Defense Minister]] [[Phoumi Nosavan]] tried to take over [[Vientiane]] with a training battalion; this was quickly quashed by the Royal Laotian Army's troops.

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*[[1965 Algerian coup d'état]]: After a military [[1965 Algerian coup d'état|coup]] in Algeria, Defense Minister Colonel [[Houari Boumedienne]] took power.

*Indonesia: Members of the [[Indonesian National Armed Forces]] calling themselves the [[30 September Movement]] began a coup attempt and assassinated six Indonesian Army generals. The attempted coup failed, and was blamed on the [[Communist Party of Indonesia]], which led to a [[Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66|mass purge]] of actual and suspected members of the party and sympathizers. While who is behind the initial coup is still being debated, Major General [[Suharto]] took advantage of the chaos to exile First Indonesian President [[Sukarno]] and install a dictatorship that would last until 1998 a couple years later.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}

*[[1965Second Democratic Republic of the CongoMobutu coup d'état|Second Mobutu coup]] in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: [[Mobutu Sese Seko]] seized power in a bloodless coup after Parliament twice refused to confirm [[Évariste Kimba]] as Prime Minister.

*[[1965 Burundian coup d'état attempt]]: A group of [[Hutu|ethnic Hutu]] officers from the [[National Defence Force (Burundi)#Historical outline 1962–1993|Burundian military]] wounded the Prime Minister of Burundi, but ultimately failed to overthrow the government.

*[[Saint-Sylvestre coup d'état]] in the [[Central African Republic]]: Central African Republic army leader [[Jean-Bédel Bokassa]] and his military officers staged a coup against the government of President [[David Dacko]].

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*[[7 November 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état]]: Left wing army personnel killed General Khaled Mosharraf and paved the way for [[Ziaur Rahman]] to take power. Rahman would go on to survive as many as [[Military coups in Bangladesh#Failed Attempts 1977 to 1980|21 assassination and coup attempts]] until his 1981 assassination.

*[[1975 Chadian coup d'état]]: Members of the military overthrew and killed President [[François (Ngarta) Tombalbaye|François Tombalbaye]] and replaced him with [[Noël Milarew Odingar]].

*[[1975 Australian constitutional crisis]] (also known as "the Dismissal"): A constitutional crisis occurred in Australia. It has been referred to by some, including author John Pilger, as a "soft coup" due to allegations of involvement by British and American intelligence agencies in the removal of then-Prime Minister [[Gough Whitlam]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pilger|first=John|date=23 October 2014|title=The British-American coup that ended Australian independence {{!}} John Pilger|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/23/gough-whitlam-1975-coup-ended-australian-independence|access-date=23 September 2020|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=In the 1970s, a Soft Coup Removed Australia's Left-Wing Prime Minister|url=https://jacobinmag.com/2020/07/gough-whitlam-dismissal-letters-john-kerr-australia|access-date=23 September 2020|website=jacobinmag.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=A Secret Country|url=http://johnpilger.com/books/a-secret-country|access-date=23 September 2020|website=johnpilger.com|date=21 September 1989 }}</ref>

*[[1975 Sudanese coup attempt]] was on 5 September led by army officers linked to the [[Sudanese Communist Party]]. The coup was quickly crushed by Vice President [[Mohamed al-Baghir Ahmed]]. The coup leader, [[Brigadier]] [[Hassan Hussein Osman]], court martialled and executed.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1975-09-06 |title=Sudan Rebels Stage Coup But Loyal Troops Crush It |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/09/06/archives/sudan-rebels-stage-coup-but-loyal-troops-crush-it.html |access-date=2023-07-25 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

===1976===

*Ecuador: A bloodless military coup removed [[Guillermo Rodríguez (politician)|Guillermo Rodríguez]] from power.

*1976 Central African Republic coup attempt: On 3 February, coup plotters orchestrated an assassination attempt on [[Jean-Bédel Bokassa]] at Bangui airport by throwing a grenade in his direction, but the plan failed when the grenade did not detonate.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Germain |first=Emmanuel |url=https://books.google.com/books?redir_esc=y&hl=pt-BR&id=7Y11AAAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22tentative+de+coup%C2%A0d%27%C3%A9tat+du%C2%A03+f%C3%A9vrier%C2%A01976%22 |title=La Centrafrique et Bokassa, 1965-1979: Force et déclin d'un pouvoir personnel |publisher=L'Harmattan |year=2000 |pages=102 |language=fr |access-date=2024-09-24}}</ref>

*[[1976 Nigerian coup d'état attempt]]: Military officers led by Lieutenant Colonel [[Buka Suka Dimka]] succeeded in assassinating General [[Murtala Muhammed]], but failed to enact a coup.▼

*1976 Lebanese coup attempt (also known as the Television coup): On 11 March, Brigadier General Abdel Aziz al-Ahdab staged an abortive coup in Lebanon, which he announced via Beirut's TV station, and which demanded the resignation of President [[Suleiman Frangieh]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=James M. Markham |date=1975-08-15 |title=Lebanon: The insane war |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/08/15/archives/lebanon-the-insane-war-lebanon.html |access-date=2024-09-28 |work=The New York Times}}</ref>

*[[1976 Argentine coup d'état]]: A military coup overthrew [[Isabel Perón]] and led to the [[National Reorganization Process]].▼

*China: A bloodless coup overthrew the [[Gang of Four]], which had been led by Chairman [[Mao Zedong]]'s widow, [[Jiang Qing]].

*[[History of Thailand (1973–2001)#Return to military rule|Coup]] in Thailand: A military coup on the evening of the [[6 October 1976 massacre]] installed an ultra-right government with [[Thanin Kraivichien]] as prime minister.

▲*[[1976 Nigerian coup d'état attempt]]: Military officers led by Lieutenant Colonel [[Buka Suka Dimka]] succeeded in assassinating General [[Murtala Muhammed]], but failed to enact a coup.

▲*[[1976 Argentine coup d'état]]: A military coup overthrew [[Isabel Perón]] and led to the [[National Reorganization Process]].

*[[1976 Sudanese coup attempt]] on 2 July, saw the fighting between one thousand insurgents of [[Sadiq al-Mahdi|Sadiq al Mahdi]] followers, armed and trained by [[Libya]], against President [[Gaafar al-Nimeiry]] government in [[Khartoum]], Sudan.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Times |first=Henry Tanner Special to The New York |date=1976-07-03 |title=Nimeiry Said to Thwart Coup in Sudan |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/07/03/archives/nimeiry-said-to-thwart-coup-in-sudan.html |access-date=2023-08-24 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

*[[1976 Burundian coup d'état]]

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*[[1984 Mauritanian coup d'état]]: Colonel [[Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya]] rose to power after a [[1984 Mauritanian coup d'état|bloodless coup]] that overthrew President [[Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ap |date=1984-12-13 |title=MAURITANIA COUP OUSTS PRESIDENT |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/13/world/mauritania-coup-ousts-president.html |access-date=2023-09-28 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

*[[1984 Guinean coup d'état]]: Colonel [[Lansana Conté]] led a coup, deposing [[Louis Lansana Beavogui]] and taking power himself.

*Romania: A tentative [[coup d'état]] planned in October 1984 failed when the military unit assigned to carry out the plan was sent to harvest maize instead.<ref>{{cite book|last=Deletant|first=Dennis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XmmilITRkxYC&pg=PA351|title=Ceauşescu and the Securitate: Coercion and Dissent in Romania, 1965–1989|publisher=M.E.Sharpe|year=1995|isbn=978-1563246333|page=351}}</ref>▼

*[[1984 Bolivian coup attempt]]: During an ultimately unsuccessful coup attempt, the military arrested President [[Hernán Siles Zuazo]] for ten hours.

▲*Romania: A tentative [[coup d'état]] planned in October 1984 failed when the military unit assigned to carry out the plan was sent to harvest maize instead.<ref>{{cite book|last=Deletant|first=Dennis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XmmilITRkxYC&pg=PA351|title=Ceauşescu and the Securitate: Coercion and Dissent in Romania, 1965–1989|publisher=M.E.Sharpe|year=1995|isbn=978-1563246333|page=351}}</ref>

===1985===

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*[[1993 Guatemalan constitutional crisis]]: President [[Jorge Serrano Elías]] unsuccessfully launched a self-coup, illegally suspending the constitution and dissolving Congress and the Supreme Court. Facing protests and international pressure, Serrano resigned the presidency and fled the country. He was briefly replaced by Vice President [[Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero]], but after Espina was found by the Supreme Court to have been involved in the coup, Congress replaced him with [[Ramiro de León Carpio]].

*[[1993 Azerbaijani coup d'état]]: On 1 September, militia led by military commander [[Surat Huseynov]] overthrew President [[Abulfaz Elchibey]] and brought [[Heydar Aliyev]] to power.

*[[1993 Burundian coup attempt]]: On 21 October, officers of the [[Tutsi]]-dominated army launched a coup attempt against [[Hutu]] President [[Melchior Ndadaye]]. The attempt, although initially succeededsuccessful, even resulting incausing Ndadaye's death, triggeringcollapsed in the wake of [[1993 ethnic violence in Burundi|widespread ethnic violence]] across the country, which caused the coup to collapse.

*[[1993 Libyan coup attempt]]

*[[1993 Nigerian coup d'état]]

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===2009===

*[[2009 Malagasy political crisis|Coup]] in [[Madagascar]]: the army seized one of the presidential palaces on 16 March 2009, at which president [[Marc Ravalomanana]] was not present. The proposal offered by the president for a referendum to solve the crisis was rejected. On 17 March 2009, Marc Ravalomanana resigned under pressure from the military.

* In [[Honduras]], the [[2009 Honduran coup d'état|army seized]] one of the presidential palaces on 28 June 2009, kidnapped president [[Manuel Zelaya Rosales]] due to his endeavor for an unconstitutional reelection and extradited him from the country. The 23-nation [[Rio Group]] & the [[United Nations General Assembly]] condemned the coup d'état.<ref>{{cite web | title = Coup In Honduras: Army Expels President | publisher = CBS/AP | date = 29 June 2009 | url = httphttps://www.cbsnews.com/storiesnews/2009coup-in-honduras-army-expels-president/06/28/world/main5119748.shtml | access-date = 7 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = General Assembly condemns coup in Honduras | publisher = UN News | date = 30 June 2009 | url = https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31314&Cr=honduras&Cr1= | access-date = 7 October 2010}}</ref>

* On 24 April 2009, the [[Ethiopian government]] claimed, through the [[Ethiopian News Agency]], that it had foiled a coup attempt led by members of Ginbot 7 to overthrow the government.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160112163042/http://www.ethiopianreview.com/index/9441 "Woyanne claims it has foiled Ginbot 7 activities in Ethiopia"], ''Ethiopian Review''</ref> Ginbot 7 described the allegation that it had attempted a coup as a "baseless accusation" that fitted a pattern of distraction and scapegoating by the government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ginbot7.org/Ginbot_7_PressRelease_25_April_2009.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418222418/http://www.ginbot7.org/Ginbot_7_PressRelease_25_April_2009.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2012|title=Official Web Site of GINBOT 7|date=18 April 2012}}</ref>

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===2013===

* The [[Eritrea]]n opposition claimed that there was an attemptattempted [[2013 Eritrean Army mutiny|coup]] on 21 January 2013.<ref name=APYahoo>{{cite news|last=Straziuso|first=Jason|title=A day after unrest reported in Eritrea, calm returns. Ambassador denied coup attempt|url=https://news.yahoo.com/day-unrest-reported-eritrea-calm-returns-ambassador-denied-103732514.html|access-date=11 October 2013|agency=Associated Press|date=22 January 2013}}</ref>

* On 4 March an [[2013 Beninese coup d'état attempt|attemptattempted coup]] in [[Benin]] led by Col. Pamphile Zomahoun against [[President of Benin|President]] [[Boni Yayi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21653867 |title=Benin foils 'coup attempt' against President Yayi |publisher=BBC News|date=4 March 2013 |access-date=24 December 2016}}</ref>

* On 24 March 2013 [[Séléka]] rebels [[Battle of Bangui (2013)|overthrew]] government of the Central African Republic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20130324-rca-suivez-evenements-republique-centrafricaine-bozize-seleka|title=Centrafrique: revivez la journée du dimanche 24 mars|date=24 March 2013|language=fr}}</ref>

* On 17 April 2013 an attemptattempted [[Libyan]] coup against [[Prime Minister of Libya|Prime Minister]] [[Ali Zeidan]] by [[Muammar Gaddafi]] loyalists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/africa/5737-libyan-forces-foil-coup-attempt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424100909/http://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/africa/5737-libyan-forces-foil-coup-attempt |archive-date=24 April 2013 |title=Libyan forces foil coup attempt |publisher=Middleeastmonitor.com |date=15 April 2013}}</ref>

* On 20 April 2013 an [[2013 Comorian coup attempt|attemptfailed coup]] in the [[Comoros]] against President [[Ikililou Dhoinine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2013/04/22/97001-20130422FILWWW00479-comores-coup-detat-dejoue-autorites.php |title=Comores: coup d'État déjoué (autorités) |work=Le Figaro |date=22 April 2013 |access-date=24 December 2016}}</ref>

* A [[2013 Chadian coup d'état attempt|failed Coup]] in Chad on 1 May 2013 against President [[Idriss Déby]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chad-coup-dead-idUSBRE9410OY20130502 |title=At least 4 dead in Chad coup attempt: security sources |work=Reuters |date=2 May 2013 |access-date=24 December 2016 |archive-date=13 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013223811/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/02/us-chad-coup-dead-idUSBRE9410OY20130502 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chad-coup-arrests-idUSBRE9410WA20130502 |title=Two generals, pro-Deby MP arrested for Chad coup plot: prosecutor |work=Reuters |date=2 May 2013 |access-date=24 December 2016 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924180953/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/02/us-chad-coup-arrests-idUSBRE9410WA20130502 |url-status=live}}</ref>

*On 3 July a [[2013 Egyptian coup d'état|military coup in Egypt]] led by General [[Abdul Fatah al-Sisi]] ousted president [[Mohamed Morsi]].

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*[[2022 German coup d'état plot]]: On 7 December 2022, 25 members of a suspected [[far-right terrorist]] group were arrested for allegedly planning a [[coup d'état]] in [[Germany]].<ref name=Kirby>{{cite news |last1=Kirby |first1=Paul |title=Germany arrests 25 accused of plotting coup |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63885028 |publisher=BBC |date=7 December 2022 |access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref> The group, called {{ill|Patriotische Union|de|lt=Patriotic Union}} ({{lang-de|link=no|Patriotische Union}}), which was led by a Council ({{lang-de|link=no|Rat}}),<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.generalbundesanwalt.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/DE/aktuelle/Pressemitteilung-vom-07-12-2022.html?nn=478184 |title=Press Release of the German Federal Attorney General |date=7 December 2022 |access-date=8 December 2022 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221132341/https://www.generalbundesanwalt.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/DE/aktuelle/Pressemitteilung-vom-07-12-2022.html?nn=478184 |url-status=dead}}</ref> was a part of the [[German far-right]] extremist [[Reichsbürger movement|''Reichsbürger'' movement]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/07/world/europe/germany-coup-arrests.html |title=Germany Arrests 25 Suspected of Planning to Overthrow Government |work=The New York Times |first1=Katrin |last1=Bennhold |first2=Erika |last2=Solomon |date=7 December 2022 |access-date=7 December 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The group aimed to re-establish a [[Monarchism|monarchist]] government in Germany in the tradition of the [[German Reich|German ''Reich'']], with the government being similar to the [[German Empire]]. The group allegedly wanted to provoke chaos and a civil war in Germany so that it could take power.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/ake93g/germany-far-right-terror-raids |title=Germany Takes Out Far-Right Coup Plotters |work=[[Vice News]] |date=7 December 2022 |first=Tim |last=Hume |access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref>

*[[2022 Peruvian self-coup attempt]]: On 7 December 2022, the left-wing [[President of Peru]] [[Pedro Castillo]] attempted to dissolve the [[Congress of Peru|Congress]] in the face of imminent [[Third impeachment of Pedro Castillo|impeachment proceedings]] by the legislative body, which would have been the third impeachment attempt against the President in less than 2 years. Due to broadly interpreted wording in the [[Constitution of Peru|1993 Constitution of Peru]], the Congress can [[impeachment|impeach]] the [[President of Peru]] for "moral incapacity", among other causes, while the president can legally dissolve congress only if two cabinets have been denied a vote of confidence.<ref name="PROFE92">{{cite book |last1=Asensio |first1=Raúl |url=https://fondoeditorial.iep.org.pe/producto/el-profe-como-pedro-castillo-se-convirtio-en-presidente-del-peru-y-que-pasara-a-continuacion-2/ |title=El Profe: Cómo Pedro Castillo se convirtió en presidente del Perú y qué pasará a continuación |last2=Camacho |first2=Gabriela |last3=González |first3=Natalia |last4=Grompone |first4=Romeo |last5=Pajuelo Teves |first5=Ramón |last6=Peña Jimenez |first6=Omayra |last7=Moscoso |first7=Macarena |last8=Vásquez |first8=Yerel |last9=Sosa Villagarcia |first9=Paolo |date=August 2021 |publisher=[[Institute of Peruvian Studies]] |isbn=978-612-326-084-2 |edition=1 |location=[[Lima, Peru]] |pages=92 |language=es |access-date=17 November 2021 |archive-date=5 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105081352/https://fondoeditorial.iep.org.pe/producto/el-profe-como-pedro-castillo-se-convirtio-en-presidente-del-peru-y-que-pasara-a-continuacion-2/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Taj |first=Mitra |date=7 December 2021 |title='Too many mistakes': Peru's president threatened with impeachment after shaky start |work=[[Financial Times]] |url=https://www.ft.com/content/685a5a7d-4531-4242-9074-badd59254349 |access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref>

*In December 2022, [[German police]] arrests 25 persons suspected of coup plotters, against the [[States of Germany|German state]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-07 |title=German police arrest 25 far-right coup plotters in largest ever raid … |url=https://archive.ph/20221207104258/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/german-police-arrest-25-far-right-coup-plotters-in-largest-ever-raid-95lfs6dgn |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=archive.ph}}</ref> This was an initiative of the [[Reichsbürger movement|Reichsbürger Movement]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=German police arrest 25 suspects in plot to overthrow state – DW – 12/07/2022 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/german-police-arrest-25-suspects-over-plot-to-overthrow-state/a-64011136 |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref>

*[[2022 Gambian coup attempt]]

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* On 6 May 30 people were arrested in [[Kyrgyzstan]] for an attempted coup d'état.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/central-asia/news/30-arrested-for-attempted-coup-in-kyrgyzstan/ |title=30 arrested for 'attempted coup' in Kyrgyzstan |date=6 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.euronews.com/2023/06/06/dozens-arrested-in-kyrgyzstan-for-alleged-attempted-coup-days-after-eu-leaders-visit |title=Arrests in Kyrgyzstan over attempted coup days after EU leaders' visit |newspaper=Euronews |date=6 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-detentions-planned-coup-suspects/32445285.html |title=Kyrgyz Police Said to be Rounding up Suspects Who Were Allegedly Preparing a Coup | newspaper=Radiofreeeurope/Radioliberty}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eurasianet.org/kyrgyzstan-security-services-arrest-alleged-coup-plotters-from-obscure-party|title=Kyrgyzstan: Security services arrest alleged coup plotters from obscure party &#124; Eurasianet}}</ref>

* [[2023 Nigerien coup d'état]]: On 26 July 2023, [[List of heads of state of Niger|President]] [[Mohamed Bazoum]] was overthrown in a coup plot led by [[Niger Armed Forces|Niger Air Force]] Colonel-Major [[Amadou Abdramane]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 July 2023 |title=Niger : ce que l'on sait de la tentative de coup d'Etat en cours contre le président Mohamed Bazoum |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/afrique/niger/niger-ce-que-l-on-sait-de-la-tentative-de-coup-d-etat-en-cours-contre-le-president-mohamed-bazoum_5973206.html |access-date=27 July 2023 |website=Franceinfo |language=fr-FR}}</ref> The reasoning for the coup announced by Abdramane via national broadcast was dissatisfaction was "due to the deteriorating security situation and bad governance."<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Aksar |first1=Moussa |last2=Balima |first2=Boureima |date=27 July 2023 |title=Niger soldiers say President Bazoum's government has been removed |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/soldiers-nigers-presidential-guard-blockade-presidents-office-security-sources-2023-07-26/ |access-date=27 July 2023}}</ref> The coup would lead to the [[2023 Nigerien crisis]].

* [[2023 Sierra Leone coup plot]]: The police arrested 19 people, including fourteen serving personnel of the [[Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces]], two officers of the [[Sierra Leone Police]] and one retired chief superintendent of police who were allegedly planning a coup between August 7 and 10.<ref name="Coup Attempt">{{Cite web |title='Coup Attempt': Sierra Leone police confirms arrest of 19 people, including top security officials |url=https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/headlines/coup-attempt-sierra-leone-police-confirms-arrest-of-19-people-including-top-security-officials |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=The Point |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-01 |title=Sierra Leona detiene a militares que "planeaban atacar instituciones del Estado" |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20230801/9146693/sierra-leona-detiene-militares-planeaban-atacar-instituciones.html |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=La Vanguardia |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=In Sierra Leone, police arrested suspects in the coup attempt |url=https://ground.news/article/in-sierra-leone-police-arrested-suspects-in-the-coup-attempt_b9ebd2 |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=Ground News |date=2 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref> In addition, five military officers and three police officers have a search and capture warrant.<ref name="Coup Attempt" />

* [[2023 Gabonese coup d'état|2023 Gabon coup]]: Following the [[2023 Gabonese general election]], and president of Gabon's [[Ali Bongo Ondimba|Ali Bongo Ondimba's]] declaration of victory, soldiers from the presidential guard announced the cancellation of the election, and the "dissolution of the regime".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-30 |title=Gabon: après l'annonce de la réélection d'Ali Bongo, des militaires proclament l'annulation du scrutin |url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20230830-gabon-ali-bongo-r%C3%A9%C3%A9lu-pour-un-troisi%C3%A8me-mandat |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=RFI |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=General Nguema appointed transitional president of Gabon following coup |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/general-nguema-appointed-transitional-president-of-gabon-following-coup/2979600 |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref>

* [[2023 Burkina Faso coup d'état attempt]]: An attempted overthrow of the ruling junta by members of the military failed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-27 |title=Burkina Faso junta says it thwarted coup attempt |url=https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20230927-burkina-faso-says-intelligence-services-have-foiled-coup-attemps |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Au Burkina Faso, toujours des tensions au sein de l'armée – Jeune Afrique |url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1485926/politique/au-burkina-faso-toujours-des-tensions-au-sein-de-larmee/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=JeuneAfrique.com |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

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*A coup attempt took place in [[Burkina Faso]] on January 14.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 January 2024 |title=Burkina Faso: Fresh coup attempt thwarted - authorities |url=https://www.africanews.com/2024/01/19/burkina-faso-fresh-coup-attempt-thwarted-authorities// |access-date=28 January 2024 |website=Africanews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/burkina-faso-s-military-government-claims-it-thwarted-another-coup-attempt/3113793 | title=Burkina Faso's military government claims it thwarted another coup attempt}}</ref>

*[[2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo coup attempt]]: Congo's military arrested perpetrators after a failed coup attempt in [[Gombe, Kinshasa|Gombe]], [[Kinshasa]] on May 19.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-19 |title=DR Congo army says it has thwarted attempted coup in Kinshasa |url=https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20240519-dr-congo-army-says-it-has-thwarted-attempted-coup-in-kinshasa |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-19 |title=Coup in DR Congo: Who is Christian Malanga wey lead foiled coup in Kinshasa |url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/cgxx2zppyp0o |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=BBC News Pidgin}}</ref>

*[[2024 Bolivian coup attempt]]: On 26 June, general [[Juan José Zúñiga]] led a failed coup attempt in the Bolivian capital [[La Paz]], at one point entering the [[Casa Grande del Pueblo]], the presidential palace.<ref>{{Cite news |lastlast1=Turkewitz |firstfirst1=Julie |last2=Glatsky |first2=Genevieve |last3=Trigo |first3=María Silvia |date=2024-06-26 |title=Bolivian General and Military Supporters Are Accused of ‘Coup'Coup Attempt’Attempt' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/26/world/americas/bolivia-unrest-military.html |access-date=2024-06-26 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> at one point entering the [[Palacio Quemado]], the former presidential palace.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Ramos |first1=Daniel |last2=Esposito |first2=Anthony |date=2024-06-26 |title=Soldiers Storm Bolivia's Presidential Palace in Apparent Coup |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2024/06/26/bolivia-coup-palace-soldiers/74224666007 |work=[[USA Today]] |language=en |publication-place=McLean |agency=[[Reuters]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627185206/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2024/06/26/bolivia-coup-palace-soldiers/74224666007 |archive-date=2024-06-27 |access-date=2024-07-24}}</ref>

*[[2024 Ukrainian coup attempt allegations|2024 Ukrainian coup attempt]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harvey |first=Lex |date=2024-07-02 |title=Ukraine thwarts alleged coup attempt, security service says |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/02/europe/ukraine-thwarts-coup-attempt-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Santora |first=Marc |date=2024-07-01 |title=Ukraine Says It Foiled Another Russian Plot to Topple the Government |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/world/europe/ukraine-coup-plot.html |access-date=2024-07-02 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

*[[State Committee for National Security (Kyrgyzstan)|Kyrgyz security services]] arrested five on charges of coup attempt on July 5.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 5, 2024 |title=Russia's Ally Claims It Thwarted Coup |url=https://www.newsweek.com/kyrgyzstan-coup-special-forces-1921406 |access-date=September 22, 2024 |website=NewsWeek}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kyrgyz authorities report foiled coup attempt |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/kyrgyz-authorities-report-foiled-coup-attempt/3266889 |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref>

*[[2024 Armenian coup attempt allegations|2024 Armenian coup attempt]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-18 |title=Russia tried to stage coup in Armenia, prosecutors allege |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-stage-violent-coup-armenia-investigation-allegiation/ |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=Politico |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Armenia says it foiled alleged coup attempt against government |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/armenia-says-it-foiled-alleged-coup-attempt-against-government/3334052 |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref>

President trump was a victim of a coup attempt

==See also==