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A coup d'état (/ ˌ k uː d eɪ ˈ t ɑː / ⓘ; French: [ku deta]; lit. ' stroke of state ' ), [1] or simply a coup , is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership .
- List of Coups and Coup Attempts
General Bonaparte during the coup d'état of 18 Brumaire in...
- Coup of 18 Brumaire
The coup d'état of 18 Brumaire brought Napoleon Bonaparte to...
- A Practical Handbook
Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook, first published in 1968,...
- Self-coup
Cavalry in the streets of Paris during the French coup of...
- Kais Saied
Kais Saied (Arabic: قَيس سَعيد; born 22 February 1958) is a...
- Kapp Putsch
The Kapp Putsch (German pronunciation: [ˈkapˌpʊt͡ʃ] ⓘ), also...
- Francisco Macías Nguema
In 1979, he was overthrown in a coup d'état by his nephew...
- Succession Crisis
A succession crisis is a crisis that arises when an order of...
- 2013 Egyptian coup d'état
The 2013 Egyptian coup d'etat took place on 3 July 2013....
- 2016 Turkish coup attempt
On 15 July 2016, a faction within the Turkish Armed Forces,...
- List of Coups and Coup Attempts
The 1973 Chilean coup d'état (Spanish: Golpe de Estado en Chile de 1973) was a military overthrow of the democratic socialist president of Chile Salvador Allende and his Popular Unity coalition government.
- 11 September 1973
- Chile
The 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, also known as the August Coup, was a failed attempt by hardliners of the Soviet Union's Communist Party to forcibly seize control of the country from Mikhail Gorbachev, who was Soviet President and General Secretary of the Communist Party at the time.
The 2021 Malian coup d'état began on the night of 24 May 2021 when the Malian Army led by Vice President Assimi Goïta captured President Bah N'daw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and Minister of Defence Souleymane Doucouré.
