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A self-coup, also called an autocoup (from Spanish autogolpe) or coup from the top, is a form of coup d'état in which a political leader, having come to power through legal means, stays in power illegally through the actions of themselves or their supporters. [27]
The Hawaiian Kingdom was overthrown in a coup d'état against Queen Liliʻuokalani that took place on January 17, 1893, on the island of Oahu.The coup was led by the Committee of Safety, composed of seven foreign residents (five Americans, one Scotsman, and one German [6]) and six Hawaiian Kingdom subjects of American descent in Honolulu.
1980 Turkish coup d'état: On 12 September, the National Security Council, headed by Chief of the General Staff General Kenan Evren, declared a coup d'état on the national channel. The Council then extended martial law throughout the country, abolished the Parliament and the government, suspended the Constitution, and banned all political ...
2022 Malian coup d'état attempt: 16–17 May 2022: Attempt Mali: Western Backed military officers: Assimi Goïta [64] September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état: 30 September 2022: Coup Burkina Faso: Capt. Ibrahim Traoré: Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba: 2022 São Tomé and Príncipe coup d'état attempt: 24–25 November 2022: Attempt São ...
The Coup of 18 Brumaire (French: Coup d'État du 18 Brumaire) brought Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of the French First Republic. In the view of most historians, it ended the French Revolution and would soon lead to the coronation of Napoleon as Emperor of the French .
Leaders ousted by a coup (1 C, 390 P) W. Works about coups d'état (2 C, 18 P) Pages in category "Coups d'état" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 ...
The 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état (Golpe de Estado en Guatemala de 1954) deposed the democratically elected Guatemalan President Jacobo Árbenz and marked the end of the Guatemalan Revolution. The coup installed the military dictatorship of Carlos Castillo Armas , the first in a series of U.S.-backed authoritarian rulers in Guatemala .
The three men were standing as they talked, and Đôn, overcome by nerves, chewed his gum "like a threshing machine", and could not stand still, frequently changing his footing as he talked. [75] After Felt left, the runway was closed, [68] and Đôn brushed off Harkins and quickly went away to get ready for the coup. [75]