List of coups d'état and coup attempts

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This is a list of coups d'état and coup attempts. A list of revolutions and revolts can be found here: list of revolutions and revolts.

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[edit] Before 1900

Anastasio Bustamante who led a successful coup against president Vicente Guerrero in Mexico.
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Anastasio Bustamante who led a successful coup against president Vicente Guerrero in Mexico.

[edit] 1900-1949

Spanish dictator Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja who rose to power in a coup in 1923 with the support of the army
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Spanish dictator Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja who rose to power in a coup in 1923 with the support of the army
General Fulgencio Batista of Cuba, who orchestrated the removal of President Carlos Manuel de Céspedes in 1933. He removed Manuel de Céspedes's successor Ramón Grau less than a year later, and took power again in 1952 following another coup d'état. By 1959, he had himself been ousted by the Cuban revolution
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General Fulgencio Batista of Cuba, who orchestrated the removal of President Carlos Manuel de Céspedes in 1933. He removed Manuel de Céspedes's successor Ramón Grau less than a year later, and took power again in 1952 following another coup d'état. By 1959, he had himself been ousted by the Cuban revolution

[edit] 1950-1999

Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán with his wife Maria. Arbenz, the President of Guatemala, was ousted by a military junta supported by the CIA in 1954
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Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán with his wife Maria. Arbenz, the President of Guatemala, was ousted by a military junta supported by the CIA in 1954
Nigerian Major-General J.T.U. Aguiyi-Ironsi, who rose to power in 1966 in a military coup, only to be killed seven months later in the coup d'etat which removed him
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Nigerian Major-General J.T.U. Aguiyi-Ironsi, who rose to power in 1966 in a military coup, only to be killed seven months later in the coup d'etat which removed him
A tank appears in the streets of Athens in 1967 as part of a coup that led to the "The Regime of the Colonels" in Greece.
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A tank appears in the streets of Athens in 1967 as part of a coup that led to the "The Regime of the Colonels" in Greece.
Jean-Bertrand Aristide with Bill Clinton. The Haitian leader has been ousted twice. First in 1991 before being reinstated with U.S. backing, and again in 2004
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Jean-Bertrand Aristide with Bill Clinton. The Haitian leader has been ousted twice. First in 1991 before being reinstated with U.S. backing, and again in 2004

[edit] 2000-today

A Soldier asks the crowd to move back to allow for more photos after the coup d'état in Thailand which removed caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2006.
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A Soldier asks the crowd to move back to allow for more photos after the coup d'état in Thailand which removed caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2006.

[edit] 2006

[edit] See also

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