List of successful coups d'état
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A
Afghanistan
- February 20, 1919: Nasrullah Khan overthrows Habibullah Khan
- February 28, 1919: Amanullah Khan overthrows Nasrullah Khan
- January 17, 1929: Habibullah Kalakani overthrows Inayatullah Khan
- October 16, 1929: Mohammed Nadir Shah overthrows Habibullāh Kalakāni
- July 17, 1973: Mohammed Daoud Khan overthrows Mohammed Zahir Shah
- April 30, 1978: Nur Muhammad Taraki overthrows Mohammed Daoud Khan
- September 16, 1979: Hafizullah Amin overthrows Nur Muhammad Taraki
- December 27, 1979: Babrak Karmal overthrows Hafizullah Amin
- May 4, 1986: Mohammad Najibullah overthrows Babrak Karmal
- April 28, 1992: Sibghatullah Mojaddedi overthrows Abdul Rahim Hatef
- September 27, 1996: Mohammed Omar overthrows Burhanuddin Rabbani
- November 13, 2001: The Northern Alliance overthrows Mohammed Omar
Algeria
- July 3, 1962: Houari Boumediene and Ahmed Ben Bella overthrow Benyoucef Benkhedda
- June 19, 1965: Houari Boumediene overthrows Ahmed Ben Bella[1]
- January 11, 1992: Khaled Nezzar overthrows Chadli Bendjedid[2]
Argentina
- September 6, 1930: José Félix Uriburu overthrows Hipólito Yrigoyen[3]
- 1943: Arturo Rawson overthrows Ramón Castillo[4]
- 1955: Eduardo Lonardi overthrows Juan Perón[5]
- 1962: Raúl Poggi overthrows Arturo Frondizi[6]
- 1966: Juan Carlos Onganía overthrows Roberto M. Levingston[7]
- 1976: Jorge Rafael Videla overthrows Isabel Martínez de Perón[8]
Azerbaijan
- June 9, 1993: Heydar Aliyev overthrows Abulfaz Elchibey[9]
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Bangladesh
- August 15, 1975: Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad overthrows Sheikh Mujibur Rahman[10]
- March 24, 1982: Hussain Muhammad Ershad overthrows A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury[11]
Benin
- October 28, 1963: Christophe Soglo overthrows Hubert Maga (see 1963 Dahomeyan coup d'état)
- November 27, 1965: Christophe Soglo overthrows Sourou-Migan Apithy
- December 16, 1967: Maurice Kouandété overthrows Christophe Soglo
- October 26, 1972: Mathieu Kérékou overthrows Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
Bolivia
- 1899: José Manuel Pando overthrows Severo Fernández
- 1920: Bautista Saavedra overthrows José Gutiérrez
- 1930: Carlos Blanco Galindo overthrows Hernando Siles Reyes
- 1934: José Luis Tejada Sorzano overthrows Daniel Salamanca Urey
- 1936: David Toro overthrows José Luis Tejada Sorzano
- 1937: Germán Busch overthrows David Toro Ruilova
- 1943: Gualberto Villarroel overthrows Enrique Peñaranda
- 1946: Néstor Guillén and Tomás Monje overthrows Gualberto Villarroel
- 1951: Hugo Ballivián overthrows Mamerto Urriolagoitía
- 1952: Víctor Paz Estenssoro overthrows Hugo Ballivián
- 1964: René Barrientos overthrows Víctor Paz Estenssoro[12]
- 1970: Juan José Torres overthrows Alfredo Ovando Candía
- 1971: Hugo Banzer overthrows Juan José Torres[13]
- 1980: Luis García Meza Tejada overthrows Lidia Gueiler Tejada[14]
Brazil
- 1889: Deodoro da Fonseca overthrows Pedro II of Brazil.[15]
- 1930: Getúlio Vargas overthrows Washington Luís.[16]
- 1945: José Linhares overthrows Getulio Vargas.
- 1954: Brazilian Army overthrows Getúlio Vargas.
- 1964: Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco overthrows João Goulart[17]
Bulgaria
- June 9, 1923: Aleksandar Tsankov overthrows Aleksandar Stamboliyski
- 1934: Kimon Georgiev overthrows Zveno
- 1944: Kimon Georgiev overthrows Konstantin Muraviev[18]
Burkina Faso
- January 3, 1966: Sangoulé Lamizana overthrows Maurice Yaméogo
- November 25, 1980: Saye Zerbo overthrows Sangoulé Lamizana
- November 7, 1982: Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo overthrows Saye Zerbo
- August 4, 1983:Thomas Sankara and Blaise Compaoré overthrow Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo[19]
- October 15, 1987: Blaise Compaoré overthrows Thomas Sankara
Burma
- March 1, 1962: Ne Win overthrows U Nu[20]
- September 18, 1988: Saw Maung overthrows Maung Maung Kha[21]
Burundi
- July 8, 1966: Ntare V overthrows Mwambutsa IV[22]
- November 28, 1966: Michel Micombero overthrows Ntare V[22]
- November 10, 1976: Jean-Baptiste Bagaza overthrows Michel Micombero
- September 9, 1987: Pierre Buyoya overthrows Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
- July 25, 1996: Pierre Buyoya overthrows Sylvestre Ntibantunganya [23]
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Cambodia
- 1970: Lon Nol overthrows Norodom Sihanouk[24]
- 1993: Norodom Sihanouk overthows Hun Sen
- 1997: Hun Sen overthrows Norodom Ranariddh
Central African Republic
- January 1, 1966: Jean-Bédel Bokassa overthrows David Dacko[25]
- September 21, 1979: David Dacko overthrows Jean-Bédel Bokassa
- September 1, 1981: André Kolingba overthrows David Dacko
- March 15, 2003: François Bozizé overthrows Ange-Félix Patassé
- March 24, 2013: Michel Djotodia overthrows François Bozizé
Chad
- April 13, 1975: Noël Milarew Odingar overthrows François Tombalbaye
- June 7, 1982: Hissène Habré overthrows Goukouni Oueddei
- December 1, 1990: Idriss Déby overthrows Hissène Habré
Chile
- January 23, 1925: Carlos Ibáñez del Campo and Marmaduke Grove overthrow Luis Altamirano[26]
- June 4, 1932: Carlos Dávila overthrows Juan Esteban Montero[27]
- September 11, 1973: Augusto Pinochet overthrows Salvador Allende[28]
China
- Incident at Gaoping Tombs Sima Yi threw a coup against the Cao Wei regent Cao Shuang
- July 6, 626: During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Prince Li Shimin and his close followers killed Crown Prince Li Jiancheng and Prince Li Yuanji before taking complete control of the Tang government from Emperor Gaozu.[29]
1861: Xinyou Coup: With the help of Prince Gong, Dowager Empress Cixi ousted eight regents (led by Sushun) whom the Xianfeng Emperor had appointed on his deathbed to rule for the child emperor Tongzhi.
Ciskei
- 1990 –Mar 4th: Oupa Gqozo overthrows Lennox Sebe[30]
Colombia
- June 1953: Gustavo Rojas Pinilla overthrows Laureano Gómez[31]
Comoros
- August 3, 1975: Said Mohamed Jaffar and Bob Denard overthrow Ahmed Abdallah
- May 23, 1978: Ahmed Abdallah and Bob Denard overthrow Ali Soilih
- November 26, 1989: Said Mohamed Djohar and Bob Denard overthrow Ahmed Abdallah
- September 28, 1995: Bob Denard overthrows Said Mohamed Djohar for 7 days. (see Operation Azalee)
- April 30, 1999: Azali Assoumani overthrows Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde[32]
Congo-Brazzaville
- August 15, 1963: Alphonse Massemba-Débat overthrows Fulbert Youlou
- September 4, 1968: Marien Ngouabi overthrows Alphonse Massemba-Débat[33]
- February 8, 1979: Denis Sassou Nguesso overthrows Joachim Yhombi-Opango
- October 25, 1997: Denis Sassou Nguesso overthrows Pascal Lissouba
Congo-Kinshasa
- September 14, 1960: Mobutu Sese Seko overthrows Patrice Lumumba
- November 25, 1965: Mobutu Sese Seko overthrows Joseph Kasa-Vubu
- May 16, 1997: Laurent-Désiré Kabila overthrows Mobutu Sese Seko
Costa Rica
- April 27, 1870: Bruno Carranza overthrows Jesús Jiménez Zamora
- 1876: Vicente Herrera Zeledón overthrows Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz
- January 27, 1917: Federico Tinoco Granados overthrows Alfredo González Flores
Cuba
- 1952: Fulgencio Batista overthrows Carlos Prío Socarrás
- 1959: Fidel Castro overthrows Fulgencio Batista
Cyprus
- 1974: Nikos Sampson overthrows Makarios III
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Denmark
- 1660 by Frederick III of Denmark
- 1772 by Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and her son Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark.
- 1784 by crownprince Frederick of Denmark.
Dominican Republic
- 1849–May 30: Pedro Santana overthrows Manuel Jiménes
- 1858–Jun 13th: José Desiderio Valverde overthrows Buenaventura Báez
- 1963–Sep 25th: Elías Wessin y Wessin overthrows Juan Bosch
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Ecuador
- 1925 by Luis Telmo Paz y Miño
- 1935 by Federico Páez
- 1963 by Ramón Castro Jijón
- 1972 by Guillermo Rodríguez
- 2000 by Lucio Gutiérrez
Egypt
- 1952–23 Jul: Muhammad Naguib and Gamal Abdel Nasser overthrow King Farouk I
- 2011–11 Feb: under the Egyptian Army led by Omar Suleiman overthrows Hosni Mubarak
El Salvador
- 1931 by Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
- 1948 by Manuel de Jesús Córdova
- 1960
- 1979
Equatorial Guinea
- 1979 – September 29: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo overthrows Francisco Macias Nguema
Estonia
- 1934–March 12: Konstantin Päts (self coup)
Ethiopia
- 1910–Ras Tessema Nadew and Fitawrawi Habte Giyorgis against Empress Taytu, regent of the incapacitated Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia
- 1916–a group of aristocrats, including Fitawrawi Habte Giyorgis and Ras Tafari Makonnen, against Emperor Iyasu V.
- 1974–Sep 12th: Aman Mikael Andom overthrows Emperor Haile Selassie I
- 1974–Nov 17th: Tafari Benti overthrows Aman Mikael Andom
- 1977–Feb 3rd: Mengistu Haile Mariam overthrows Tafari Benti
- 1991–May 21: Meles Zenawi and the EPRDF overthrow Mengistu Haile Mariam
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Fiji
- 1987–May 14: Sitiveni Rabuka overthrows Prime Minister Timoci Bavadra (see 1987 Fijian coups d'état)
- 1987–Sep 28th: Sitiveni Rabuka overthrows Governor General Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau (see 1987 Fijian coups d'état)
- 2000–May 19: George Speight overthrows Mahendra Chaudhry (see Fiji coup of 2000)
- 2006–Dec 5th: Frank Bainimarama overthrows Laisenia Qarase
France
- 1792 by the National Convention against King Louis XVI of France, the French Revolution
- 1794 by the National Convention against Maximilien Robespierre, the Thermidorian Reaction
- 1799 by Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I) and the French Consulate against the French Directory
- 1815 by Emperor Napoleon I against King Louis XVIII of France
- 1830 by Louis-Philippe of France against King Charles X of France
- 1848 by Louis-Eugène Cavaignac and Louis Napoleon (Napoleon III) against King Louis-Philippe of France
- 1851 by Emperor Napoleon III against Louis-Eugène Cavaignac
- 1870 by the French Third Republic against Emperor Napoleon III
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Gambia
- 1994–Jul 22nd: Yahya Jammeh overthrows Dawda Jawara
Georgia
- 1992–Jan 6th: Tengiz Kitovani and Jaba Ioseliani overthrow Zviad Gamsakhurdia
Ghana
- 1966–Feb 24th: Joseph Arthur Ankrah overthrows Kwame Nkrumah
- 1972–Jan 13th: Ignatius Kutu Acheampong overthrows Kofi Abrefa Busia
- 1978–Jul 5th: Fred Akuffo overthrows Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
- 1979–Jun 4th: Jerry John Rawlings overthrows Fred Akuffo
- 1981–Dec 31st: Jerry John Rawlings overthrows Hilla Limann
Greece
- 1862 Deposing of Otto of Greece
- 1909 The Goudi coup against Dimitrios Rallis
- 1922 The 11 September revolution against Petros Protopapadakis
- 1925 by Theodoros Pangalos against Pavlos Kountouriotis
- 1936 by Ioannis Metaxas (self coup)
- 1967 under Georgios Papadopoulos
Grenada
- 1979–Mar 13th: Maurice Bishop overthrows Eric Gairy
- 1983–Oct 14th: Bernard Coard overthrows Maurice Bishop
- 1983–Oct 19th: Hudson Austin overthrows Bernard Coard
- 1983–Oct 25th: US Military overthrows Hudson Austin
Guam
- 1898 by José Sisto against Francisco Portusach Martínez
- 1898 by Venancio Roberto against José Sisto
Guatemala
- 1963 under Enrique Peralta Azurdia
- 1982 under Efraín Ríos Montt
Guinea
- 1984–Apr 3rd: Lansana Conté overthrows Louis Lansana Beavogui
- 2008–Dec 24th: Moussa Dadis Camara overthrows Aboubacar Sompare
Guinea-Bissau
- 1980–Nov 14: João Bernardo Vieira overthrows Luís Cabral
- 1999–May 7: Ansumane Mané overthrows João Bernardo Vieira
- 2003–Sep 14: Veríssimo Correia Seabra overthrows Kumba Iala
- 2012-April 12: Army overthrows the government.
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Haiti
- 1806–Oct 17th: Henri Christophe and Alexandre Petion overthrow Emperor Jacques I
- 1843–Feb 13th: Charles Riviere-Herard overthrows Jean Pierre Boyer
- 1844–May 3: Philippe Guerrier overthrows Charles Riviere-Herard
- 1846–Mar 24th:Jean-Baptiste Riche overthrows Jean-Louis Pierrot
- 1859–Jan 15th: Fabre Geffrard overthrows Emperor Faustin I
- 1867–Aug 26th: Sylvain Salnave overthrows Fabre Geffrard
- 1869–Dec 27th: Nissage Saget overthrows Sylvain Salnave
- 1876–Apr 16th: Pierre Theoma Boisrond-Canal overthrows Michel Domingue
- 1888–Oct 19th: Francois Denys Legitime overthrows Lysius Salomon
- 1889–Oct 17th: Florvil Hyppolite overthrows Francois Denys Legitime
- 1902–Dec 21st: Pierre Nord Alexis overthrows Pierre Theoma Boisrond-Canal
- 1908–Dec 2nd: François C. Antoine Simon overthrows Pierre Nord Alexis
- 1911–Aug 3rd: Cincinnatus Leconte overthrows Antoine Simon
- 1914–Jan: Oreste Zamor overthrows Michel Oreste
- 1914–Nov 7th: Joseph Davilmar Theodore overthrows Oreste Zamor
- 1915–Feb 25th: Vilbrun Guillaume Sam overthrows Joseph Davilmar Theodore
- 1915–Jul 28th: Mulatto uprising overthrows and kills Jean Vilbrun Guillaume Sam
- 1946–Jan 11th: Dumarsais Estimé overthrows Élie Lescot
- 1950–May 10: Paul Eugène Magloire against Dumarsais Estimé
- 1956–Dec 12th: Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis overthrows Paul Eugène Magloire
- 1957–Apr 4th: Leon Cantave overthrows Franck Sylvain
- 1957–Jun 14th: Antonio Thrasybule Kebreau overthrows Daniel Fignole
- 1988–Jun 20th: Henri Namphy overthrows Leslie Manigat
- 1988–Sep 17th: Prosper Avril overthrows Henri Namphy
- 1991–Sep 30th: Raoul Cédras overthrows Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Honduras
- 1956
- 1963 under Oswaldo López Arellano
- 1972 under Oswaldo López Arellano
- 1975 under Juan Alberto Melgar Castro
- 1978 under Policarpo Paz García
- 2009 under Roberto Micheletti
Hungary
- 1944 under Ferenc Szálasi against Regent Miklós Horthy
- 1944 under Béla Miklós against Ferenc Szálasi
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Indonesia
- 1965–Sep 30th: Suharto overthrows Sukarno (see Transition to the New Order)
Iran
- 1921 by Reza Shah Pahlavi against Ahmad Shah Qajar
- 1953 by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi against Mohammed Mossadegh (see 1953 Iranian coup d'état)
Iraq
- 1936–Oct 20th: Bakr Sidqi overthrows Yasin al-Hashimi
- 1941–Apr 1st: Rashid Ali Al-Gaylani overthrows 'Abd al-Ilah (see 1941 Iraqi coup d'état)
- 1958–Jul 14th: Abdul Karim Qassim against King Faisal II
- 1963–Feb 8th: Abdul Salam Arif and Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr overthrows Abdul Karim Qassim (see February 1963 Iraqi coup d'état)
- 1968–Jul 16th: Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr overthrows Abdul Rahman Arif
Italy
- 1922 by King Victor Emmanuel III and Benito Mussolini against Luigi Facta
- 1943 by King Victor Emmanuel III and General Pietro Badoglio against fascist dictator Benito Mussolini
Ivory Coast
- December 24, 1999: Robert Guéï overthrows Henri Konan Bédié
K
South Korea
- 1961 under Park Chung Hee
- 1979 under Chun Doo-hwan
Kyrgyzstan
- 2010 against Kurmanbek Bakiyev
L
Laos
- 1960 under Kong Le
Latvia
- 1934 under Kārlis Ulmanis
Lesotho
- 1986–Jan 18th: Justin Metsing Lekhanya overthrows Leabua Jonathan
- 1990–Nov 12th: Justin Metsing Lekhanya overthrows King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
- 1991–May 2: Elias Phisoana Ramaema overthrows Justin Metsing Lekhanya
Liberia
- 1980–Apr 12th: Staff Sergeant Samuel K. Doe overthrows President William R. Tolbert, Jr.
- 1990–Sep 9th: Prince Johnson overthrows President Samuel K. Doe
Libya
- 1969–Sep 1st: Muammar al-Gaddafi overthrows King Idris I of Libya
Lithuania
- 1926 under Antanas Smetona
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Madagascar
- 1972–Oct 11th: Gabriel Ramanantsoa overthrows Philibert Tsiranana
- 1975–Feb 5th: Richard Ratsimandrava overthrows Gabriel Ramanantsoa
- 2009–Mar 17th: Andry Rajoelina overthrows Marc Ravalomanana (see 2009 Malagasy political crisis)
Mali
- 1968–Nov 19th: Moussa Traoré overthrows Modibo Keita
- 1991–Mar 26th: Amadou Toumani Touré overthrows Moussa Traoré
- 2012-Mar 22nd: Military overthrows Amadou Toumani Touré
Mauritania
- 1978–Jul 10th: Mustafa Ould Salek overthrows Moktar Ould Daddah
- 1979–Apr 6th: Ahmad Ould Bouceif and Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidallah overthrow Mustafa Ould Salek
- 1980–Jan 4th: Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidallah overthrows Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly
- 1984–Dec 12th: Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya overthrows Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidallah
- 2005–Aug 3rd: Ely Ould Mohamed Vall overthrows Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
- 2008–Aug 6th: Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz overthrows Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (see 2008 Mauritanian coup d'état)
Mexico
- 1876 by Porfirio Díaz against Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada
- 1911 by Francisco I. Madero against Porfirio Díaz (and Francisco León de la Barra)
- 1913 by Victoriano Huerta (and Pedro Lascuráin) against Francisco I. Madero
- 1915 by Venustiano Carranza and others against Victoriano Huerta
- 1920 by Adolfo de la Huerta against Venustiano Carranza
N
Netherlands
- 1798-Jan 22nd: Uitvoerend Bewind against the National Assembly of the Batavian Republic
- 1798-Jun 12th: Herman Willem Daendels against Pieter Vreede
- 1801-Sep 19th: Napoleon Bonaparte against Uitvoerend Bewind
Nicaragua
- 1856 under William Walker
- 1944 by Anastasio Somoza García for Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa against Leonardo Argüello Barreto
Niger
- 1974–Apr 15th: Seyni Kountché overthrows Hamani Diori (see 1974 Nigerien coup d'état)
- 1996–Jan 27th: Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara overthrows Mahamane Ousmane (see 1996 Nigerien coup d'état)
- 1999–Apr 9th: Daouda Malam Wanke overthrows Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (see 1999 Nigerien coup d'état)
- 2010–Feb 18th: Salou Djibo overthrows Mamadou Tandja (see 2010 Nigerien coup d'état)
Nigeria
- 1966–Jan 15th: Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu overthrows Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
- 1966–Jul 29th: Yakubu Gowon overthrows Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
- 1975–Jul 29th: Murtala Mohammed overthrows Yakubu Gowon
- 1983–Dec 31st: Muhammadu Buhari overthrows Shehu Shagari
- 1985–Aug 27th: Ibrahim Babangida overthrows Muhammadu Buhari
- 1993–Nov 17th: Sani Abacha overthrows Ernest Shonekan
P
Panama
- 1968 by Omar Torrijos against President Arnulfo Arias Madrid
Pakistan
- 1958 by Field Marshal Ayub Khan against Iskander Mirza
- 1977 by General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq against Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1999 by General Pervez Musharraf against Nawaz Sharif
Paraguay
- 1989–Feb 3rd: Andrés Rodríguez and the Paraguayan Army overthrow Alfredo Stroessner
Peru
- 1914 under Óscar Benavides
- 1919 under Augusto B. Leguía y Salcedo
- 1930 under Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro
- 1948 under Manuel A. Odría
- 1962 under Ricardo Pérez Godoy
- 1968 under Juan Velasco Alvarado
- 1992 under Alberto Fujimori (self-coup)
Poland
- 1926 under Józef Piłsudski
- 1981 under Wojciech Jaruzelski
Portugal
- 1926 under Gomes da Costa
- 1974 under António de Spínola
R
Romania
- 1866 by the "Monstrous Coalition" of Liberals and Conservatives against prince Alexander John Cuza
- 1938 by King Carol II of Romania against Corneliu Zelea Codreanu and the Iron Guard
- 1940 by Ion Antonescu against King Carol II of Romania
- 1944 by King Michael I of Romania and Constantin Sănătescu against Ion Antonescu
- 1947 by Petru Groza against King Michael I of Romania
Russia
- 1917–Mar 15th: abdication of Nicholas II of Russia in favor of the Russian Provisional Government
- 1917–Nov 7th: RSDLP(b) (Communist Party) overthrows Russian Provisional Government
- 1964–Oct 14th: Leonid Brezhnev overthrows Nikita Khrushchev
Rwanda
- 1973–Jul 5th: Juvénal Habyarimana overthrows Gregoire Kayibanda
- 1994–Apr 6th: Theoneste Bagosura overthrows Juvénal Habyarimana
- 1994–Jul 4th: Paul Kagame and the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) overthrow Theoneste Bagosura (see Rwandan Civil War)
S
São Tomé and Príncipe
- 1995–Aug 15th: Manuel Quintas de Almeida overthrows Miguel Trovoada for 6 days
- 2003–Jul 16th: Fernando Pereira (major) overthrows Fradique de Menezes for 7 days
Seychelles
- 1977–Jun 5th: France-Albert René overthrows James Mancham
Sierra Leone
- 1967–Mar 21st: David Lansana overthrows Siaka Stevens
- 1968–Apr 19th: John Amadu Bangura overthrows Andrew Juxon-Smith
- 1992–Apr 29th: Valentine Strasser overthrows Joseph Saidu Momoh
- 1996–Jan 16th: Julius Maada Bio overthrows Valentine Strasser
- 1997–May 25: Johnny Paul Koroma overthrows Ahmed Tejan Kabbah
- 1998–Feb 12th: ECOMOG overthrows Johnny Paul Koroma
Solomon Islands
- 2000 by the Malaita Eagle Force
Somalia
- 1969–Oct 21st: Muhammad Siad Barre overthrows Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein
- 1991–Jan 26th: Mohammed Farrah Aidid overthrows Muhammad Siad Barre
Spain
- 1923 by Miguel Primo de Rivera against Manuel García Prieto
- 1936 by Francisco Franco against Manuel Azaña
Sudan
- 1958–Nov 16th: Ibrahim Abboud overthrows Abdallah Khalil
- 1969–May 25: Gaafar al-Nimeiry overthrows Ismail al-Azhari
- 1985–Apr 6th: Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab overthrows Gaafar al-Nimeiry
- 1989–Jun 30th: Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir overthrows Ahmed al-Mirghani
Suriname
- 25 February 1980 under Dési Bouterse ousting Prime Minister Henck Arron
- 13 August 1980 under Dési Bouterse ousting President Johan Ferrier
- 1990 under Dési Bouterse
Sweden
- 1772 by Gustav III of Sweden against the Privy Council of Sweden
- 1809 by a number of army officers against king Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
Syria
- 1949 by Husni al-Za'im against Shukri al-Quwatli
- 1949 by Sami al-Hinnawi against Husni al-Za'im
- 1951 by Adib Shishakli against Hashim al-Atassi
- 1954 by Maamun al-Kuzbari against Adib Shishakli
- 1961 by Haydar al-Kuzbari and others against Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1963 by Lu'ayy al-Atasi against Nazim al-Kudsi
- 1966 by Salah Jadid against Amin Hafiz
- 1970 by Hafez al-Assad against Nureddin al-Atassi
T
Thailand
- 1932–Jun 24th: The Khana Ratsadon party overthrows the absolute monarchy of King Prajadhipok (see Siamese revolution of 1932)
- 1933–Jun 20th: Phraya Phahol overthrows Phraya Manol (see Siamese coup d'état of 1933)
- 1947–Nov 7th: Phin Choonhavan overthrows Thawal Thamrong Navaswadhi (see Siamese coup d'état of 1947)
- 1951–Nov 29th: Military overthrows 1949 constitution and reverts to 1932 constitution (see Silent Coup (Thailand))
- 1957–Sep 21st: Sarit Thanarat overthrows Plaek Pibulsongkram
- 1958–Oct 20th: Sarit Thanarat overthrows Thanom Kittikachorn
- 1971–Nov 18th: Thanom Kittikachorn overthrows parliament
- 1976–Oct 6th: Sangad Chaloryu overthrows Seni Pramoj
- 1977–Oct 20th: Kriangsak Chomanan overthrows Tanin Kraivixien
- 1991–Feb 24th: Sunthorn Kongsompong overthrows Chatichai Choonhavan
- 2006–Sep 19th: Sonthi Boonyaratglin overthrows Thaksin Shinawatra
Togo
- 1963–Jan 13th: Étienne Eyadéma and Emmanuel Bodjolle overthrow Sylvanus Olympio
- 1967–Jan 13th: Étienne Eyadéma and Kléber Dadjo overthrow Nicolas Grunitzky
Transkei
- 1987–Dec 30: Bantu Holomisa overthrows Stella Sigcau.
Tunisia
- 1957–Jul 15th: Habib Bourguiba overthrows King Muhammad VIII al-Amin
- 1987–Nov 7th: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali overthrows Habib Bourguiba
- 2011–Jan 14th: the Tunisian Revolution overthrows Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Turkey
- 1960 under the National Unity Committee headed by Cemal Gürsel overthrows Adnan Menderes
- 1971 under four force commanders of the Turkish Armed Forces overthrows Süleyman Demirel
- 1980 under Kenan Evren overthrows Süleyman Demirel
- 1997 under military commanders of the National Security Council overthrows Necmettin Erbakan
U
Uganda
- 1966–Feb: Milton Obote overthrows King Mutesa II of Buganda
- 1971–Jan 21st: Idi Amin overthrows Milton Obote
- 1979–Apr 11th: Tanzania Peoples Defence Force and Uganda National Liberation Army overthrow Idi Amin
- 1980–May 12: Paulo Muwanga overthrows Godfrey Binaisa
- 1985–Jul 27th: Tito Okello Lutwa overthrows Milton Obote
- 1986–Jan 26th: Yoweri Museveni and the National Resistance Army overthrow Tito Okello Lutwa
Ukraine
- 1918-Apr 29: Pavlo Skoropadsky overthrows the socialist government of the Central Council of Ukraine
- 1918-Dec 14: Directorate of Ukraine overthrows Pavlo Skoropadsky
- 2004: Ukraine without Kuchma overthrows Leonid Kuchma (Orange Revolution)
Uruguay
- 1933 under Gabriel Terra
- 1973 by Juan María Bordaberry against his own government[34]
V
Venda
- 1990–Apr 5th: Gabriel Ramushwana overthrows Frank Ravele [35]
Venezuela
- 1948 under Carlos Delgado Chalbaud
South Vietnam
- 1963 under Duong Van Minh
Y
Yemen
- 1962 under Abdullah as-Sallal
- 1974 under Ibrahim al-Hamadi
Yugoslavia
- 1941 by King Peter II of Yugoslavia against Regent Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
- 1945 by Josip Broz Tito against King Peter II of Yugoslavia
Z
Zanzibar
- 1964–Jan 12th: John Okello overthrows Sheik Abdulrahman Muhammad Babu
References
- ^ Survivor of a coup TIME magazine
- ^ Page 455 The Fate of Africa: From the Hopes of Freedom to the Heart of Despair
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