Coup Atlas Research Database

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Every record in the Coup Atlas database — 1,162 coups d'état, attempts, and conspiracies from 1945 to today. For filters, maps, and search, use the interactive explorer.

General Bonaparte during the coup of 18 Brumaire, painting by François Bouchot — General Bonaparte at the Council of Five Hundred — the coup of 18 Brumaire, 1799. Painting: François Bouchot, 1840. The modern record begins in 1945; the phenomenon is much older.

Africa

Algeria — Palace coup, August 8, 1962 (Successful)Algeria — Military coup, September 29, 1963 (Attempted)Algeria — Military coup, June 30, 1964 (Attempted)Algeria — Military coup, June 19, 1965 (Successful)Algeria — Military coup, December 14, 1967 (Attempted)Algeria — Auto-coup, June 6, 1991 (Successful)Algeria — Military coup, January 11, 1992 (Successful)Algeria — Military coup, July 2, 1992 (Successful)Algeria — Palace coup, January 31, 1994 (Successful)Algeria — Military coup, April 2, 2019 (Successful)Angola — Rebel coup, November 11, 1975 (Successful)Angola — Military coup, May 27, 1977 (Attempted)Angola — Dissident coup, January 30, 2016 (Conspiracy)Benin — Military coup, October 28, 1963 (Successful)Benin — Dissident coup, March 13, 1964 (Attempted)Benin — Military coup, November 29, 1965 (Successful)Benin — Military coup, December 22, 1965 (Successful)Benin — Military coup, December 17, 1967 (Successful)Benin — Military coup, December 10, 1969 (Successful)Benin — Military coup, February 23, 1972 (Attempted)Benin — Military coup, October 26, 1972 (Successful)Benin — Military coup, January 21, 1975 (Attempted)Benin — Dissident coup, October 19, 1975 (Conspiracy)Benin — Dissident coup, January 16, 1977 (Attempted)Benin — Military coup, September 24, 2024 (Conspiracy)Benin — Military coup, December 7, 2025 (Attempted)Burkina Faso — Military coup, January 3, 1966 (Successful)Burkina Faso — Military coup, February 8, 1974 (Successful)Burkina Faso — Military coup, November 25, 1980 (Successful)Burkina Faso — Military coup, November 7, 1982 (Successful)Burkina Faso — Military coup, August 4, 1983 (Successful)Burkina Faso — Military coup, October 15, 1987 (Successful)Burkina Faso — Military coup, December 25, 1989 (Conspiracy)Burkina Faso — Military coup, October 1, 2003 (Conspiracy)Burkina Faso — Military coup, October 30, 2014 (Successful)Burkina Faso — Military coup, September 16, 2015 (Successful)Burkina Faso — Military coup, September 23, 2015 (Successful)Burkina Faso — Military coup, October 8, 2016 (Conspiracy)Burkina Faso — Military coup, January 8, 2022 (Conspiracy)Burkina Faso — Military coup, January 24, 2022 (Successful)Burkina Faso — Military coup, September 30, 2022 (Successful)Burkina Faso — Military coup, September 27, 2023 (Conspiracy)Burkina Faso — Military coup, January 14, 2024 (Conspiracy)Burkina Faso — Military coup, April 16, 2025 (Conspiracy)Burkina Faso — Military coup, April 21, 2025 (Conspiracy)Burkina Faso — Military coup, January 3, 2026 (Conspiracy)Burundi — Dissident coup, October 18, 1965 (Attempted)Burundi — Palace coup, July 8, 1966 (Successful)Burundi — Military coup, November 28, 1966 (Successful)Burundi — Dissident coup, April 29, 1972 (Attempted)Burundi — Military coup, November 1, 1976 (Successful)Burundi — Palace coup, November 11, 1976 (Successful)Burundi — Military coup, September 3, 1987 (Successful)Burundi — Military coup, July 3, 1993 (Attempted)Burundi — Military coup, October 21, 1993 (Successful)Burundi — Military coup, October 27, 1993 (Successful)Burundi — Rebel coup, April 25, 1994 (Attempted)Burundi — Military coup, July 25, 1996 (Successful)Burundi — Military coup, April 18, 2001 (Attempted)Burundi — Dissident coup, July 22, 2001 (Attempted)Burundi — Military coup, August 2, 2006 (Conspiracy)Burundi — Military coup, May 13, 2015 (Attempted)Cameroon — Dissident coup, April 6, 1984 (Attempted)Central African Republic — Military coup, January 1, 1966 (Successful)Central African Republic — Military coup, April 10, 1969 (Attempted)Central African Republic — Military coup, February 5, 1976 (Attempted)Central African Republic — Foreign-backed coup, September 21, 1979 (Successful)Central African Republic — Military coup, September 1, 1981 (Successful)Central African Republic — Military coup, March 3, 1982 (Attempted)Central African Republic — Rebel coup, May 28, 2001 (Attempted)Central African Republic — Rebel coup, October 25, 2002 (Successful)Central African Republic — Military coup, March 15, 2003 (Successful)Central African Republic — Rebel coup, January 13, 2021 (Attempted)Chad — Dissident coup, November 19, 1965 (Conspiracy)Chad — Rebel coup, August 26, 1971 (Attempted)Chad — Military coup, April 13, 1975 (Successful)Chad — Palace coup, April 15, 1975 (Successful)Chad — Military coup, April 1, 1977 (Attempted)Chad — Rebel coup, February 12, 1979 (Attempted)Chad — Military coup, March 22, 1980 (Attempted)Chad — Rebel coup, June 7, 1982 (Successful)Chad — Military coup, April 1, 1989 (Attempted)Chad — Rebel coup, December 2, 1990 (Successful)Chad — Military coup, October 13, 1991 (Attempted)Chad — Palace coup, June 18, 1992 (Attempted)Chad — Military coup, March 15, 2006 (Conspiracy)Chad — Dissident coup, April 13, 2006 (Attempted)Chad — Rebel coup, February 2, 2008 (Attempted)Chad — Military coup, May 1, 2013 (Conspiracy)Chad — Military coup, April 21, 2021 (Successful)Comoros — Dissident coup, August 3, 1975 (Successful)Comoros — Military coup, June 4, 1977 (Attempted)Comoros — Dissident coup, May 13, 1978 (Successful)Comoros — Dissident coup, March 8, 1985 (Attempted)Comoros — Dissident coup, November 30, 1987 (Attempted)Comoros — Coup (actor type unspecified), November 26, 1989 (Successful)Comoros — Military coup, September 26, 1992 (Attempted)Comoros — Foreign-backed coup, September 29, 1995 (Successful)Comoros — Foreign-backed coup, October 5, 1995 (Successful)Comoros — Military coup, April 30, 1999 (Successful)Comoros — Military coup, March 21, 2000 (Attempted)Comoros — Dissident coup, December 19, 2001 (Attempted)Congo — Popular revolt, August 15, 1963 (Successful)Congo — Military coup, June 27, 1966 (Attempted)Congo — Dissident coup, May 13, 1968 (Attempted)Congo — Military coup, August 3, 1968 (Successful)Congo — Military coup, September 4, 1968 (Successful)Congo — Palace coup, January 1, 1969 (Successful)Congo — Dissident coup, November 8, 1969 (Attempted)Congo — Military coup, March 23, 1970 (Attempted)Congo — Military coup, February 22, 1972 (Attempted)Congo — Dissident coup, March 18, 1977 (Attempted)Congo — Dissident coup, August 14, 1978 (Conspiracy)Congo — Palace coup, February 5, 1979 (Successful)Congo — Palace coup, February 8, 1979 (Successful)Congo — Military coup, January 20, 1992 (Attempted)Congo — Rebel coup, October 15, 1997 (Successful)Congo — Military coup, April 10, 2005 (Conspiracy)Cote d'Ivoire — Military coup, July 23, 1991 (Conspiracy)Cote d'Ivoire — Military coup, December 24, 1999 (Successful)Cote d'Ivoire — Military coup, September 18, 2000 (Attempted)Cote d'Ivoire — Popular revolt, October 25, 2000 (Successful)Cote d'Ivoire — Dissident coup, January 7, 2001 (Attempted)Cote d'Ivoire — Military coup, September 19, 2002 (Attempted)Cote d'Ivoire — Military coup, June 12, 2012 (Conspiracy)Democratic Republic of the Congo — Military coup, September 14, 1960 (Successful)Democratic Republic of the Congo — Dissident coup, November 19, 1963 (Conspiracy)Democratic Republic of the Congo — Military coup, November 25, 1965 (Successful)Democratic Republic of the Congo — Dissident coup, May 30, 1966 (Attempted)Democratic Republic of the Congo — Dissident coup, July 5, 1967 (Attempted)Democratic Republic of the Congo — Military coup, June 18, 1975 (Attempted)Democratic Republic of the Congo — Military coup, January 22, 1992 (Attempted)Democratic Republic of the Congo — Rebel coup, May 16, 1997 (Successful)Democratic Republic of the Congo — Dissident coup, March 28, 2004 (Attempted)Democratic Republic of the Congo — Military coup, June 11, 2004 (Attempted)Democratic Republic of the Congo — Dissident coup, December 30, 2013 (Attempted)Democratic Republic of the Congo — Palace coup, February 8, 2022 (Conspiracy)Democratic Republic of the Congo — Military coup, May 30, 2023 (Conspiracy)Democratic Republic of the Congo — Dissident coup, May 19, 2024 (Attempted)Djibouti — Dissident coup, January 8, 1991 (Conspiracy)Djibouti — Dissident coup, December 7, 2000 (Attempted)Egypt — Military coup, December 23, 1947 (Conspiracy)Egypt — Military coup, July 23, 1952 (Successful)Egypt — Dissident coup, January 16, 1953 (Conspiracy)Egypt — Dissident coup, February 27, 1954 (Successful)Egypt — Military coup, April 28, 1954 (Conspiracy)Egypt — Palace coup, November 14, 1954 (Successful)Egypt — Palace coup, November 17, 1954 (Successful)Egypt — Dissident coup, March 5, 1958 (Conspiracy)Egypt — Dissident coup, November 23, 1961 (Conspiracy)Egypt — Military coup, April 14, 1966 (Conspiracy)Egypt — Military coup, August 27, 1967 (Conspiracy)Egypt — Military coup, April 27, 1974 (Attempted)Egypt — Dissident coup, June 7, 1981 (Conspiracy)Egypt — Military coup, February 11, 2011 (Successful)Egypt — Military coup, July 3, 2013 (Successful)Equatorial Guinea — Dissident coup, March 5, 1969 (Attempted)Equatorial Guinea — Military coup, August 3, 1979 (Successful)Equatorial Guinea — Dissident coup, July 19, 1986 (Attempted)Equatorial Guinea — Dissident coup, March 7, 2004 (Conspiracy)Eritrea — Military coup, January 21, 2013 (Attempted)Ethiopia — Military coup, December 14, 1960 (Successful)Ethiopia — Military coup, December 17, 1960 (Successful)Ethiopia — Military coup, November 12, 1966 (Conspiracy)Ethiopia — Military coup, September 12, 1974 (Successful)Ethiopia — Palace coup, November 23, 1974 (Successful)Ethiopia — Auto-coup, February 3, 1977 (Attempted)Ethiopia — Palace coup, February 3, 1977 (Successful)Ethiopia — Military coup, May 16, 1989 (Attempted)Ethiopia — Rebel coup, May 21, 1991 (Successful)Ethiopia — Rebel coup, May 27, 1991 (Successful)Ethiopia — Military coup, April 24, 2009 (Conspiracy)Gabon — Military coup, February 17, 1964 (Successful)Gabon — Military coup, February 19, 1964 (Successful)Gabon — Military coup, January 7, 2019 (Attempted)Gabon — Military coup, August 30, 2023 (Successful)Gambia — Rebel coup, July 29, 1981 (Attempted)Gambia — Military coup, July 24, 1994 (Successful)Gambia — Military coup, November 11, 1994 (Attempted)Gambia — Palace coup, January 27, 1995 (Conspiracy)Gambia — Military coup, March 23, 2006 (Conspiracy)Gambia — Military coup, December 30, 2014 (Attempted)Gambia — Military coup, December 20, 2022 (Conspiracy)Ghana — Dissident coup, October 3, 1961 (Conspiracy)Ghana — Military coup, February 24, 1966 (Successful)Ghana — Dissident coup, January 23, 1967 (Conspiracy)Ghana — Military coup, April 17, 1967 (Attempted)Ghana — Military coup, January 13, 1972 (Successful)Ghana — Dissident coup, January 15, 1972 (Conspiracy)Ghana — Military coup, July 16, 1972 (Conspiracy)Ghana — Military coup, July 5, 1978 (Successful)Ghana — Military coup, May 15, 1979 (Attempted)Ghana — Military coup, June 4, 1979 (Successful)Ghana — Military coup, December 31, 1981 (Successful)Ghana — Dissident coup, November 23, 1982 (Attempted)Ghana — Dissident coup, June 19, 1983 (Attempted)Ghana — Dissident coup, March 23, 1984 (Attempted)Ghana — Military coup, September 20, 2019 (Conspiracy)Guinea — Dissident coup, December 11, 1961 (Conspiracy)Guinea — Dissident coup, November 9, 1965 (Conspiracy)Guinea — Military coup, March 10, 1969 (Conspiracy)Guinea — Dissident coup, November 22, 1970 (Attempted)Guinea — Military coup, April 3, 1984 (Successful)Guinea — Dissident coup, July 4, 1985 (Attempted)Guinea — Military coup, February 2, 1996 (Attempted)Guinea — Military coup, December 23, 2008 (Successful)Guinea — Palace coup, December 3, 2009 (Attempted)Guinea — Military coup, July 19, 2011 (Attempted)Guinea — Military coup, September 5, 2021 (Successful)Guinea-Bissau — Military coup, November 14, 1980 (Successful)Guinea-Bissau — Palace coup, November 7, 1985 (Conspiracy)Guinea-Bissau — Military coup, June 7, 1998 (Attempted)Guinea-Bissau — Military coup, May 7, 1999 (Successful)Guinea-Bissau — Military coup, November 23, 2000 (Attempted)Guinea-Bissau — Dissident coup, December 2, 2001 (Conspiracy)Guinea-Bissau — Military coup, September 14, 2003 (Successful)Guinea-Bissau — Counter-coup, May 25, 2005 (Attempted)Guinea-Bissau — Military coup, August 8, 2008 (Conspiracy)Guinea-Bissau — Military coup, November 23, 2008 (Attempted)Guinea-Bissau — Military coup, April 1, 2010 (Attempted)Guinea-Bissau — Military coup, April 12, 2012 (Successful)Guinea-Bissau — Dissident coup, October 21, 2012 (Attempted)Guinea-Bissau — Military coup, February 1, 2022 (Attempted)Guinea-Bissau — Military coup, November 30, 2023 (Attempted)Guinea-Bissau — Dissident coup, March 27, 2024 (Conspiracy)Guinea-Bissau — Military coup, October 31, 2025 (Conspiracy)Guinea-Bissau — Military coup, November 26, 2025 (Successful)Kenya — Military coup, August 1, 1982 (Attempted)Lesotho — Auto-coup, January 30, 1970 (Successful)Lesotho — Dissident coup, January 7, 1974 (Attempted)Lesotho — Military coup, January 20, 1986 (Successful)Lesotho — Military coup, February 19, 1990 (Conspiracy)Lesotho — Auto-coup, November 12, 1990 (Successful)Lesotho — Military coup, April 30, 1991 (Successful)Lesotho — Auto-coup, August 17, 1994 (Successful)Lesotho — Dissident coup, February 29, 1996 (Attempted)Lesotho — Dissident coup, April 22, 2009 (Attempted)Lesotho — Military coup, August 30, 2014 (Attempted)Liberia — Military coup, February 5, 1963 (Attempted)Liberia — Dissident coup, March 7, 1980 (Attempted)Liberia — Military coup, April 12, 1980 (Successful)Liberia — Dissident coup, August 9, 1981 (Attempted)Liberia — Military coup, August 19, 1984 (Conspiracy)Liberia — Dissident coup, April 1, 1985 (Attempted)Liberia — Military coup, November 12, 1985 (Attempted)Liberia — Dissident coup, September 4, 1986 (Conspiracy)Liberia — Dissident coup, March 22, 1988 (Conspiracy)Liberia — Rebel coup, September 9, 1990 (Successful)Liberia — Dissident coup, November 22, 1990 (Successful)Liberia — Palace coup, September 7, 1994 (Successful)Liberia — Rebel coup, September 15, 1994 (Attempted)Liberia — Palace coup, June 4, 2003 (Conspiracy)Libya — Military coup, September 1, 1969 (Successful)Libya — Military coup, December 10, 1969 (Conspiracy)Libya — Military coup, August 5, 1975 (Attempted)Libya — Military coup, August 14, 1975 (Attempted)Libya — Military coup, April 14, 1986 (Attempted)Libya — Military coup, October 23, 1993 (Attempted)Libya — Rebel coup, February 17, 2011 (Successful)Libya — Dissident coup, October 10, 2013 (Attempted)Libya — Military coup, May 18, 2014 (Attempted)Libya — Rebel coup, October 14, 2016 (Attempted)Madagascar — Popular revolt, May 9, 1972 (Successful)Madagascar — Forced resignation, October 11, 1972 (Successful)Madagascar — Military coup, December 31, 1974 (Attempted)Madagascar — Military coup, February 5, 1975 (Successful)Madagascar — Military coup, January 24, 1982 (Conspiracy)Madagascar — Dissident coup, July 24, 1989 (Attempted)Madagascar — Dissident coup, May 13, 1990 (Attempted)Madagascar — Military coup, November 18, 2006 (Attempted)Madagascar — Military coup, March 17, 2009 (Successful)Madagascar — Military coup, November 17, 2010 (Attempted)Madagascar — Military coup, October 3, 2025 (Successful)Malawi — Dissident coup, March 26, 2001 (Conspiracy)Mali — Military coup, November 19, 1968 (Successful)Mali — Coup (actor type unspecified), August 12, 1969 (Attempted)Mali — Palace coup, April 7, 1971 (Conspiracy)Mali — Military coup, February 28, 1978 (Conspiracy)Mali — Military coup, March 26, 1991 (Successful)Mali — Military coup, July 14, 1991 (Attempted)Mali — Military coup, December 9, 1993 (Conspiracy)Mali — Dissident coup, October 27, 1996 (Conspiracy)Mali — Military coup, March 22, 2012 (Successful)Mali — Military coup, April 30, 2012 (Attempted)Mali — Military coup, August 18, 2020 (Successful)Mali — Military coup, May 24, 2021 (Successful)Mali — Military coup, May 11, 2022 (Conspiracy)Mali — Military coup, August 7, 2025 (Conspiracy)Mauritania — Military coup, July 10, 1978 (Successful)Mauritania — Palace coup, April 6, 1979 (Successful)Mauritania — Palace coup, January 4, 1980 (Successful)Mauritania — Dissident coup, March 16, 1981 (Attempted)Mauritania — Dissident coup, February 6, 1982 (Attempted)Mauritania — Military coup, December 12, 1984 (Successful)Mauritania — Military coup, October 22, 1987 (Conspiracy)Mauritania — Military coup, June 8, 2003 (Attempted)Mauritania — Military coup, August 10, 2004 (Conspiracy)Mauritania — Dissident coup, September 27, 2004 (Conspiracy)Mauritania — Military coup, August 3, 2005 (Successful)Mauritania — Military coup, August 6, 2008 (Successful)Morocco — Dissident coup, July 20, 1963 (Conspiracy)Morocco — Military coup, July 10, 1971 (Attempted)Morocco — Military coup, August 16, 1972 (Attempted)Mozambique — Military coup, December 17, 1975 (Attempted)Mozambique — Military coup, June 24, 1991 (Conspiracy)Niger — Military coup, April 15, 1974 (Successful)Niger — Military coup, August 2, 1975 (Conspiracy)Niger — Military coup, March 15, 1976 (Attempted)Niger — Military coup, October 5, 1983 (Attempted)Niger — Military coup, January 27, 1996 (Successful)Niger — Dissident coup, January 2, 1998 (Conspiracy)Niger — Military coup, April 9, 1999 (Successful)Niger — Military coup, February 18, 2010 (Successful)Niger — Military coup, December 17, 2015 (Conspiracy)Niger — Military coup, March 31, 2021 (Attempted)Niger — Military coup, July 25, 2023 (Successful)Niger — Military coup, August 29, 2026 (Attempted)Nigeria — Dissident coup, October 1, 1962 (Conspiracy)Nigeria — Military coup, January 15, 1966 (Successful)Nigeria — Military coup, July 29, 1966 (Successful)Nigeria — Military coup, July 29, 1975 (Successful)Nigeria — Military coup, February 13, 1976 (Attempted)Nigeria — Military coup, December 31, 1983 (Successful)Nigeria — Palace coup, August 27, 1985 (Successful)Nigeria — Military coup, December 20, 1985 (Conspiracy)Nigeria — Military coup, April 22, 1990 (Attempted)Nigeria — Forced resignation, August 26, 1993 (Successful)Nigeria — Military coup, November 17, 1993 (Successful)Nigeria — Military coup, March 14, 1995 (Conspiracy)Nigeria — Military coup, December 22, 1997 (Conspiracy)Nigeria — Military coup, March 30, 2004 (Conspiracy)Nigeria — Military coup, October 23, 2025 (Conspiracy)Rwanda — Military coup, July 5, 1973 (Successful)Rwanda — Dissident coup, May 5, 1980 (Conspiracy)Rwanda — Military coup, April 7, 1994 (Successful)Sao Tome and Principe — Military coup, August 15, 1995 (Successful)Sao Tome and Principe — Military coup, July 16, 2003 (Successful)Sao Tome and Principe — Military coup, November 24, 2022 (Attempted)Senegal — Dissident coup, February 13, 1962 (Conspiracy)Senegal — Palace coup, December 17, 1962 (Attempted)Seychelles — Dissident coup, June 5, 1977 (Successful)Seychelles — Dissident coup, November 16, 1979 (Conspiracy)Seychelles — Dissident coup, November 25, 1981 (Attempted)Sierra Leone — Military coup, February 1, 1967 (Conspiracy)Sierra Leone — Military coup, March 21, 1967 (Successful)Sierra Leone — Military coup, March 23, 1967 (Successful)Sierra Leone — Military coup, April 18, 1968 (Successful)Sierra Leone — Military coup, March 23, 1971 (Attempted)Sierra Leone — Dissident coup, March 23, 1987 (Attempted)Sierra Leone — Military coup, April 30, 1992 (Successful)Sierra Leone — Military coup, December 29, 1992 (Attempted)Sierra Leone — Dissident coup, October 16, 1993 (Conspiracy)Sierra Leone — Military coup, October 2, 1995 (Attempted)Sierra Leone — Military coup, January 16, 1996 (Successful)Sierra Leone — Military coup, September 8, 1996 (Attempted)Sierra Leone — Military coup, May 25, 1997 (Successful)Sierra Leone — Foreign-backed coup, February 12, 1998 (Successful)Sierra Leone — Military coup, July 31, 2023 (Conspiracy)Sierra Leone — Military coup, November 26, 2023 (Attempted)Somalia — Military coup, December 10, 1961 (Attempted)Somalia — Military coup, October 21, 1969 (Successful)Somalia — Dissident coup, April 27, 1970 (Conspiracy)Somalia — Military coup, May 25, 1971 (Conspiracy)Somalia — Dissident coup, April 9, 1978 (Attempted)Somalia — Rebel coup, January 26, 1991 (Successful)South Sudan — Military coup, December 15, 2013 (Attempted)South Sudan — Dissident coup, February 29, 2024 (Conspiracy)Sudan — Military coup, August 18, 1955 (Attempted)Sudan — Military coup, November 17, 1958 (Successful)Sudan — Military coup, November 9, 1959 (Attempted)Sudan — Dissident coup, October 27, 1964 (Successful)Sudan — Forced resignation, November 16, 1964 (Successful)Sudan — Military coup, December 28, 1966 (Attempted)Sudan — Military coup, May 25, 1969 (Successful)Sudan — Dissident coup, July 20, 1969 (Conspiracy)Sudan — Dissident coup, January 13, 1970 (Conspiracy)Sudan — Rebel coup, March 30, 1970 (Attempted)Sudan — Military coup, July 19, 1971 (Successful)Sudan — Military coup, July 22, 1971 (Successful)Sudan — Military coup, January 26, 1973 (Conspiracy)Sudan — Military coup, September 5, 1975 (Attempted)Sudan — Rebel coup, July 2, 1976 (Attempted)Sudan — Military coup, February 3, 1977 (Attempted)Sudan — Military coup, March 19, 1981 (Conspiracy)Sudan — Military coup, April 6, 1985 (Successful)Sudan — Military coup, September 25, 1985 (Attempted)Sudan — Military coup, June 30, 1989 (Successful)Sudan — Military coup, March 29, 1990 (Conspiracy)Sudan — Military coup, April 23, 1990 (Attempted)Sudan — Military coup, September 12, 1990 (Conspiracy)Sudan — Military coup, August 23, 1991 (Conspiracy)Sudan — Military coup, April 15, 1992 (Conspiracy)Sudan — Military coup, March 7, 1996 (Conspiracy)Sudan — Military coup, December 12, 1999 (Successful)Sudan — Rebel coup, September 25, 2004 (Conspiracy)Sudan — Military coup, November 22, 2012 (Conspiracy)Sudan — Military coup, April 11, 2019 (Successful)Sudan — Military coup, September 21, 2021 (Attempted)Sudan — Military coup, October 25, 2021 (Successful)Swaziland — Auto-coup, April 12, 1973 (Successful)Swaziland — Palace coup, August 10, 1983 (Successful)Swaziland — Dissident coup, December 8, 1983 (Conspiracy)Swaziland — Dissident coup, March 20, 1984 (Conspiracy)Tanzania — Military coup, January 19, 1964 (Attempted)Tanzania — Dissident coup, July 21, 1967 (Conspiracy)Tanzania — Dissident coup, June 26, 1980 (Conspiracy)Tanzania — Military coup, January 13, 1983 (Conspiracy)Togo — Military coup, January 13, 1963 (Successful)Togo — Dissident coup, April 9, 1963 (Conspiracy)Togo — Dissident coup, July 4, 1964 (Conspiracy)Togo — Military coup, January 21, 1965 (Conspiracy)Togo — Popular revolt, November 20, 1966 (Attempted)Togo — Military coup, January 13, 1967 (Successful)Togo — Palace coup, April 14, 1967 (Successful)Togo — Dissident coup, August 8, 1970 (Conspiracy)Togo — Military coup, September 23, 1986 (Attempted)Togo — Military coup, August 26, 1991 (Attempted)Togo — Military coup, October 1, 1991 (Attempted)Togo — Military coup, October 8, 1991 (Attempted)Togo — Military coup, November 28, 1991 (Attempted)Togo — Military coup, December 3, 1991 (Attempted)Togo — Military coup, February 5, 2005 (Successful)Togo — Military coup, April 17, 2009 (Conspiracy)Tunisia — Palace coup, July 25, 1957 (Successful)Tunisia — Military coup, December 19, 1962 (Conspiracy)Tunisia — Palace coup, November 7, 1987 (Successful)Tunisia — Military coup, May 22, 1991 (Conspiracy)Tunisia — Forced resignation, January 14, 2011 (Successful)Tunisia — Auto-coup, July 25, 2021 (Successful)Uganda — Auto-coup, February 21, 1966 (Successful)Uganda — Auto-coup, April 15, 1966 (Successful)Uganda — Military coup, January 25, 1971 (Successful)Uganda — Rebel coup, September 17, 1972 (Attempted)Uganda — Military coup, March 23, 1974 (Attempted)Uganda — Military coup, November 11, 1974 (Attempted)Uganda — Military coup, September 9, 1975 (Attempted)Uganda — Military coup, June 18, 1977 (Attempted)Uganda — Rebel coup, April 11, 1979 (Successful)Uganda — Military coup, May 12, 1980 (Successful)Uganda — Military coup, July 27, 1985 (Successful)Uganda — Rebel coup, January 29, 1986 (Successful)Uganda — Dissident coup, September 2, 1986 (Conspiracy)Uganda — Military coup, October 8, 1986 (Conspiracy)Uganda — Dissident coup, January 6, 1987 (Conspiracy)Zambia — Military coup, October 16, 1980 (Conspiracy)Zambia — Dissident coup, June 14, 1981 (Conspiracy)Zambia — Military coup, October 7, 1988 (Conspiracy)Zambia — Military coup, June 30, 1990 (Attempted)Zambia — Military coup, October 28, 1997 (Attempted)Zimbabwe — Military coup, January 11, 1999 (Conspiracy)Zimbabwe — Dissident coup, March 10, 2006 (Conspiracy)Zimbabwe — Military coup, May 29, 2007 (Conspiracy)Zimbabwe — Military coup, November 15, 2017 (Successful)

Americas

Argentina — Military coup, September 28, 1951 (Attempted)Argentina — Dissident coup, February 3, 1952 (Conspiracy)Argentina — Military coup, June 16, 1955 (Attempted)Argentina — Military coup, September 16, 1955 (Successful)Argentina — Military coup, November 13, 1955 (Successful)Argentina — Military coup, June 9, 1956 (Attempted)Argentina — Military coup, February 28, 1957 (Conspiracy)Argentina — Military coup, June 13, 1960 (Attempted)Argentina — Military coup, October 15, 1960 (Attempted)Argentina — Dissident coup, November 30, 1960 (Attempted)Argentina — Military coup, August 11, 1961 (Attempted)Argentina — Military coup, March 28, 1962 (Successful)Argentina — Military coup, August 9, 1962 (Attempted)Argentina — Military coup, September 22, 1962 (Attempted)Argentina — Dissident coup, November 23, 1962 (Conspiracy)Argentina — Military coup, December 12, 1962 (Attempted)Argentina — Military coup, March 10, 1963 (Conspiracy)Argentina — Military coup, April 2, 1963 (Attempted)Argentina — Military coup, June 28, 1966 (Successful)Argentina — Palace coup, June 8, 1970 (Successful)Argentina — Palace coup, March 22, 1971 (Successful)Argentina — Dissident coup, May 11, 1971 (Conspiracy)Argentina — Forced resignation, October 8, 1971 (Attempted)Argentina — Military coup, December 18, 1975 (Attempted)Argentina — Military coup, March 24, 1976 (Successful)Argentina — Auto-coup, December 11, 1981 (Successful)Argentina — Military coup, June 17, 1982 (Successful)Argentina — Military coup, April 17, 1987 (Attempted)Argentina — Military coup, December 2, 1988 (Attempted)Argentina — Military coup, December 3, 1990 (Attempted)Bolivia — Military coup, June 13, 1946 (Attempted)Bolivia — Popular revolt, July 21, 1946 (Successful)Bolivia — Dissident coup, May 29, 1947 (Conspiracy)Bolivia — Military coup, August 27, 1949 (Attempted)Bolivia — Dissident coup, January 14, 1950 (Conspiracy)Bolivia — Dissident coup, March 26, 1950 (Conspiracy)Bolivia — Dissident coup, May 19, 1950 (Attempted)Bolivia — Military coup, July 22, 1950 (Attempted)Bolivia — Auto-coup, May 16, 1951 (Successful)Bolivia — Dissident coup, September 3, 1951 (Conspiracy)Bolivia — Dissident coup, December 16, 1951 (Conspiracy)Bolivia — Popular revolt, April 9, 1952 (Successful)Bolivia — Military coup, January 6, 1953 (Attempted)Bolivia — Dissident coup, June 21, 1953 (Conspiracy)Bolivia — Military coup, November 9, 1953 (Attempted)Bolivia — Military coup, May 14, 1958 (Attempted)Bolivia — Dissident coup, October 21, 1958 (Attempted)Bolivia — Dissident coup, April 19, 1959 (Attempted)Bolivia — Dissident coup, March 19, 1960 (Attempted)Bolivia — Dissident coup, September 29, 1962 (Conspiracy)Bolivia — Military coup, November 3, 1964 (Successful)Bolivia — Coup (actor type unspecified), January 3, 1965 (Conspiracy)Bolivia — Military coup, August 21, 1968 (Attempted)Bolivia — Military coup, September 26, 1969 (Successful)Bolivia — Military coup, October 6, 1970 (Successful)Bolivia — Military coup, October 7, 1970 (Successful)Bolivia — Military coup, January 10, 1971 (Attempted)Bolivia — Dissident coup, April 26, 1971 (Conspiracy)Bolivia — Military coup, August 22, 1971 (Successful)Bolivia — Military coup, May 15, 1973 (Attempted)Bolivia — Dissident coup, August 18, 1973 (Conspiracy)Bolivia — Military coup, June 5, 1974 (Attempted)Bolivia — Military coup, November 7, 1974 (Attempted)Bolivia — Military coup, November 8, 1974 (Successful)Bolivia — Military coup, December 9, 1977 (Attempted)Bolivia — Military coup, July 21, 1978 (Successful)Bolivia — Dissident coup, October 29, 1978 (Conspiracy)Bolivia — Military coup, November 24, 1978 (Successful)Bolivia — Military coup, October 11, 1979 (Attempted)Bolivia — Military coup, November 1, 1979 (Successful)Bolivia — Military coup, November 16, 1979 (Successful)Bolivia — Military coup, July 17, 1980 (Successful)Bolivia — Military coup, May 15, 1981 (Attempted)Bolivia — Military coup, May 25, 1981 (Attempted)Bolivia — Military coup, June 27, 1981 (Attempted)Bolivia — Palace coup, August 4, 1981 (Successful)Bolivia — Palace coup, July 19, 1982 (Successful)Bolivia — Military coup, June 30, 1984 (Attempted)Bolivia — Military coup, December 29, 1984 (Conspiracy)Bolivia — Military coup, November 10, 2019 (Successful)Bolivia — Military coup, June 26, 2024 (Attempted)Brazil — Military coup, October 29, 1945 (Successful)Brazil — Military coup, August 25, 1954 (Successful)Brazil — Military coup, November 11, 1955 (Successful)Brazil — Military coup, November 21, 1955 (Successful)Brazil — Military coup, February 11, 1956 (Attempted)Brazil — Military coup, December 3, 1959 (Attempted)Brazil — Military coup, August 26, 1961 (Successful)Brazil — Military coup, September 12, 1963 (Attempted)Brazil — Military coup, April 1, 1964 (Successful)Brazil — Military coup, August 31, 1969 (Successful)Brazil — Military coup, December 18, 2022 (Conspiracy)Brazil — Dissident coup, December 29, 2022 (Conspiracy)Brazil — Dissident coup, January 8, 2023 (Attempted)Chile — Dissident coup, October 31, 1948 (Conspiracy)Chile — Military coup, March 25, 1970 (Conspiracy)Chile — Military coup, September 14, 1970 (Conspiracy)Chile — Military coup, June 29, 1973 (Attempted)Chile — Military coup, September 11, 1973 (Successful)Chile — Dissident coup, October 31, 1975 (Conspiracy)Colombia — Military coup, June 13, 1953 (Successful)Colombia — Military coup, May 10, 1957 (Successful)Colombia — Dissident coup, November 17, 1957 (Conspiracy)Colombia — Military coup, May 2, 1958 (Attempted)Colombia — Dissident coup, December 4, 1958 (Conspiracy)Colombia — Military coup, October 11, 1961 (Attempted)Costa Rica — Dissident coup, June 25, 1946 (Attempted)Costa Rica — Rebel coup, April 25, 1948 (Successful)Costa Rica — Rebel coup, May 8, 1948 (Successful)Costa Rica — Dissident coup, December 11, 1948 (Attempted)Costa Rica — Dissident coup, April 2, 1949 (Attempted)Costa Rica — Dissident coup, August 11, 1950 (Conspiracy)Costa Rica — Rebel coup, November 27, 1954 (Attempted)Cuba — Dissident coup, September 21, 1947 (Conspiracy)Cuba — Military coup, March 10, 1952 (Successful)Cuba — Dissident coup, July 26, 1953 (Attempted)Cuba — Military coup, April 3, 1956 (Conspiracy)Cuba — Dissident coup, March 13, 1957 (Attempted)Cuba — Military coup, September 5, 1957 (Attempted)Cuba — Rebel coup, January 1, 1959 (Successful)Cuba — Military coup, August 8, 1959 (Conspiracy)Cuba — Dissident coup, April 17, 1961 (Attempted)Dominica — Dissident coup, December 19, 1981 (Attempted)Dominican Republic — Popular revolt, June 21, 1949 (Attempted)Dominican Republic — Dissident coup, June 14, 1959 (Attempted)Dominican Republic — Dissident coup, January 28, 1960 (Conspiracy)Dominican Republic — Military coup, May 30, 1961 (Attempted)Dominican Republic — Military coup, January 16, 1962 (Successful)Dominican Republic — Dissident coup, January 19, 1962 (Successful)Dominican Republic — Military coup, September 25, 1963 (Successful)Dominican Republic — Military coup, April 25, 1965 (Successful)Dominican Republic — Military coup, April 27, 1965 (Successful)Dominican Republic — Coup (actor type unspecified), November 22, 1965 (Attempted)Ecuador — Dissident coup, March 14, 1947 (Attempted)Ecuador — Palace coup, August 23, 1947 (Successful)Ecuador — Military coup, September 3, 1947 (Successful)Ecuador — Military coup, July 26, 1949 (Attempted)Ecuador — Dissident coup, July 15, 1950 (Attempted)Ecuador — Military coup, March 3, 1952 (Attempted)Ecuador — Dissident coup, December 11, 1952 (Attempted)Ecuador — Military coup, December 23, 1954 (Attempted)Ecuador — Military coup, June 1, 1956 (Conspiracy)Ecuador — Military coup, August 7, 1956 (Attempted)Ecuador — Dissident coup, October 16, 1961 (Conspiracy)Ecuador — Military coup, November 8, 1961 (Successful)Ecuador — Military coup, July 11, 1963 (Successful)Ecuador — Popular revolt, March 29, 1966 (Successful)Ecuador — Auto-coup, June 22, 1970 (Successful)Ecuador — Military coup, February 15, 1972 (Successful)Ecuador — Military coup, September 1, 1975 (Attempted)Ecuador — Military coup, January 11, 1976 (Successful)Ecuador — Military coup, March 8, 1986 (Attempted)Ecuador — Military coup, January 21, 2000 (Attempted)Ecuador — Auto-coup, April 15, 2005 (Attempted)El Salvador — Military coup, December 14, 1948 (Successful)El Salvador — Military coup, January 6, 1949 (Successful)El Salvador — Dissident coup, September 27, 1952 (Conspiracy)El Salvador — Military coup, October 26, 1960 (Successful)El Salvador — Military coup, November 17, 1960 (Conspiracy)El Salvador — Military coup, January 25, 1961 (Successful)El Salvador — Military coup, March 25, 1972 (Attempted)El Salvador — Military coup, October 15, 1979 (Successful)El Salvador — Military coup, May 2, 1980 (Conspiracy)El Salvador — Military coup, December 7, 1980 (Successful)El Salvador — Military coup, February 9, 2020 (Attempted)Grenada — Popular revolt, March 13, 1979 (Successful)Grenada — Palace coup, October 14, 1983 (Successful)Grenada — Military coup, October 19, 1983 (Successful)Grenada — Foreign-backed coup, October 31, 1983 (Successful)Guatemala — Military coup, June 26, 1946 (Attempted)Guatemala — Military coup, July 9, 1949 (Attempted)Guatemala — Dissident coup, November 6, 1950 (Attempted)Guatemala — Military coup, March 29, 1953 (Attempted)Guatemala — Military coup, June 27, 1954 (Successful)Guatemala — Palace coup, June 29, 1954 (Successful)Guatemala — Military coup, January 20, 1955 (Attempted)Guatemala — Military coup, May 18, 1955 (Conspiracy)Guatemala — Military coup, October 24, 1957 (Successful)Guatemala — Military coup, November 13, 1960 (Attempted)Guatemala — Military coup, November 25, 1962 (Attempted)Guatemala — Military coup, March 30, 1963 (Successful)Guatemala — Military coup, March 23, 1982 (Successful)Guatemala — Dissident coup, August 13, 1982 (Conspiracy)Guatemala — Military coup, August 8, 1983 (Successful)Guatemala — Military coup, May 11, 1988 (Attempted)Guatemala — Military coup, May 9, 1989 (Attempted)Guatemala — Auto-coup, May 25, 1993 (Attempted)Guatemala — Military coup, May 31, 1993 (Successful)Guyana — Dissident coup, December 24, 1983 (Conspiracy)Haiti — Military coup, January 11, 1946 (Successful)Haiti — Military coup, May 10, 1950 (Successful)Haiti — Forced resignation, December 12, 1956 (Successful)Haiti — Forced resignation, February 7, 1957 (Successful)Haiti — Military coup, April 2, 1957 (Successful)Haiti — Military coup, May 21, 1957 (Successful)Haiti — Military coup, May 25, 1957 (Attempted)Haiti — Military coup, June 14, 1957 (Successful)Haiti — Military coup, July 28, 1958 (Attempted)Haiti — Dissident coup, August 7, 1963 (Attempted)Haiti — Auto-coup, June 14, 1964 (Successful)Haiti — Rebel coup, May 20, 1968 (Attempted)Haiti — Military coup, April 24, 1970 (Attempted)Haiti — Dissident coup, June 1, 1984 (Conspiracy)Haiti — Popular revolt, February 7, 1986 (Successful)Haiti — Military coup, June 20, 1988 (Successful)Haiti — Military coup, September 17, 1988 (Successful)Haiti — Military coup, April 2, 1989 (Attempted)Haiti — Military coup, April 5, 1989 (Attempted)Haiti — Popular revolt, March 10, 1990 (Successful)Haiti — Military coup, January 6, 1991 (Attempted)Haiti — Military coup, September 30, 1991 (Successful)Haiti — Foreign-backed coup, October 14, 1994 (Successful)Haiti — Dissident coup, October 16, 2000 (Attempted)Haiti — Dissident coup, December 17, 2001 (Attempted)Haiti — Foreign-backed coup, March 1, 2004 (Successful)Haiti — Dissident coup, February 7, 2021 (Conspiracy)Haiti — Dissident coup, March 4, 2024 (Successful)Haiti — Auto-coup, November 10, 2024 (Successful)Honduras — Military coup, September 13, 1950 (Conspiracy)Honduras — Military coup, August 1, 1956 (Attempted)Honduras — Military coup, October 21, 1956 (Successful)Honduras — Palace coup, July 7, 1957 (Successful)Honduras — Dissident coup, July 12, 1959 (Attempted)Honduras — Military coup, October 3, 1963 (Successful)Honduras — Military coup, December 4, 1972 (Successful)Honduras — Military coup, April 22, 1975 (Successful)Honduras — Military coup, October 21, 1977 (Attempted)Honduras — Military coup, August 7, 1978 (Successful)Honduras — Military coup, June 28, 2009 (Successful)Jamaica — Military coup, June 19, 1980 (Conspiracy)Mexico — Dissident coup, September 15, 1961 (Attempted)Mexico — Dissident coup, March 16, 1971 (Conspiracy)Nicaragua — Military coup, May 25, 1947 (Successful)Nicaragua — Military coup, November 5, 1957 (Conspiracy)Nicaragua — Dissident coup, September 24, 1964 (Conspiracy)Nicaragua — Dissident coup, January 22, 1967 (Attempted)Nicaragua — Military coup, August 28, 1978 (Attempted)Nicaragua — Rebel coup, July 17, 1979 (Successful)Nicaragua — Dissident coup, November 17, 1980 (Conspiracy)Panama — Forced resignation, November 20, 1949 (Successful)Panama — Palace coup, May 9, 1951 (Successful)Panama — Dissident coup, April 26, 1959 (Attempted)Panama — Military coup, October 11, 1968 (Successful)Panama — Military coup, December 14, 1969 (Successful)Panama — Military coup, December 16, 1969 (Successful)Panama — Military coup, March 3, 1982 (Successful)Panama — Military coup, July 30, 1982 (Successful)Panama — Dissident coup, September 14, 1983 (Conspiracy)Panama — Military coup, September 25, 1985 (Successful)Panama — Military coup, March 16, 1988 (Attempted)Panama — Dissident coup, October 3, 1989 (Attempted)Panama — Foreign-backed coup, December 21, 1989 (Successful)Panama — Military coup, October 16, 1990 (Conspiracy)Panama — Military coup, December 5, 1990 (Conspiracy)Panama — Military coup, October 8, 1991 (Conspiracy)Panama — Dissident coup, February 8, 1992 (Conspiracy)Panama — Dissident coup, January 12, 1995 (Conspiracy)Paraguay — Military coup, March 7, 1947 (Attempted)Paraguay — Military coup, April 30, 1947 (Attempted)Paraguay — Rebel coup, April 11, 1948 (Conspiracy)Paraguay — Military coup, June 3, 1948 (Successful)Paraguay — Military coup, October 25, 1948 (Attempted)Paraguay — Military coup, January 30, 1949 (Successful)Paraguay — Military coup, February 26, 1949 (Successful)Paraguay — Palace coup, September 12, 1949 (Successful)Paraguay — Military coup, July 30, 1950 (Conspiracy)Paraguay — Military coup, May 5, 1954 (Successful)Paraguay — Military coup, January 22, 1955 (Conspiracy)Paraguay — Rebel coup, December 21, 1955 (Attempted)Paraguay — Dissident coup, December 12, 1959 (Attempted)Paraguay — Military coup, February 3, 1989 (Successful)Paraguay — Military coup, April 22, 1996 (Attempted)Paraguay — Dissident coup, May 18, 2000 (Attempted)Peru — Military coup, July 5, 1948 (Attempted)Peru — Military coup, October 4, 1948 (Attempted)Peru — Military coup, October 29, 1948 (Successful)Peru — Military coup, August 10, 1954 (Attempted)Peru — Military coup, February 16, 1956 (Attempted)Peru — Military coup, July 18, 1962 (Successful)Peru — Palace coup, March 3, 1963 (Successful)Peru — Military coup, October 3, 1968 (Successful)Peru — Palace coup, August 29, 1975 (Successful)Peru — Military coup, July 9, 1976 (Attempted)Peru — Auto-coup, April 4, 1992 (Successful)Peru — Military coup, November 12, 1992 (Conspiracy)Peru — Military coup, October 29, 2000 (Attempted)Peru — Auto-coup, December 7, 2022 (Attempted)Surinam — Military coup, February 25, 1980 (Successful)Surinam — Forced resignation, May 6, 1980 (Attempted)Surinam — Palace coup, August 15, 1980 (Successful)Surinam — Military coup, March 15, 1981 (Attempted)Surinam — Military coup, March 11, 1982 (Attempted)Surinam — Forced resignation, December 8, 1982 (Conspiracy)Surinam — Dissident coup, January 30, 1983 (Conspiracy)Surinam — Coup (actor type unspecified), November 25, 1983 (Attempted)Surinam — Dissident coup, July 28, 1986 (Conspiracy)Surinam — Military coup, December 24, 1990 (Successful)Trinidad and Tobago — Dissident coup, April 21, 1970 (Attempted)Trinidad and Tobago — Dissident coup, July 27, 1990 (Attempted)United States — Dissident coup, January 6, 2021 (Attempted)Uruguay — Military coup, January 24, 1964 (Conspiracy)Uruguay — Military coup, February 10, 1973 (Successful)Uruguay — Auto-coup, June 27, 1973 (Successful)Uruguay — Military coup, June 12, 1976 (Successful)Venezuela — Military coup, September 16, 1946 (Attempted)Venezuela — Dissident coup, November 1, 1946 (Conspiracy)Venezuela — Military coup, December 11, 1946 (Attempted)Venezuela — Dissident coup, September 12, 1947 (Attempted)Venezuela — Military coup, November 23, 1948 (Successful)Venezuela — Military coup, September 29, 1952 (Attempted)Venezuela — Auto-coup, December 2, 1952 (Successful)Venezuela — Military coup, January 1, 1958 (Attempted)Venezuela — Military coup, January 23, 1958 (Successful)Venezuela — Dissident coup, March 18, 1958 (Conspiracy)Venezuela — Military coup, July 22, 1958 (Attempted)Venezuela — Military coup, September 7, 1958 (Attempted)Venezuela — Military coup, January 18, 1960 (Conspiracy)Venezuela — Military coup, April 20, 1960 (Attempted)Venezuela — Military coup, June 24, 1960 (Attempted)Venezuela — Military coup, September 12, 1960 (Attempted)Venezuela — Military coup, February 20, 1961 (Attempted)Venezuela — Military coup, June 26, 1961 (Attempted)Venezuela — Military coup, May 4, 1962 (Attempted)Venezuela — Military coup, June 2, 1962 (Attempted)Venezuela — Military coup, October 30, 1966 (Attempted)Venezuela — Military coup, February 4, 1992 (Attempted)Venezuela — Military coup, November 27, 1992 (Attempted)Venezuela — Military coup, April 12, 2002 (Successful)Venezuela — Military coup, April 13, 2002 (Successful)Venezuela — Military coup, February 12, 2015 (Conspiracy)Venezuela — Auto-coup, March 29, 2017 (Successful)Venezuela — Dissident coup, January 23, 2019 (Attempted)Venezuela — Military coup, April 30, 2019 (Attempted)Venezuela — Auto-coup, January 10, 2025 (Successful)Venezuela — Military coup, January 3, 2026 (Successful)

Asia

Afghanistan — Auto-coup, March 10, 1963 (Successful)Afghanistan — Military coup, July 17, 1973 (Successful)Afghanistan — Military coup, September 20, 1973 (Attempted)Afghanistan — Military coup, November 26, 1976 (Conspiracy)Afghanistan — Military coup, April 27, 1978 (Successful)Afghanistan — Palace coup, March 27, 1979 (Successful)Afghanistan — Military coup, September 16, 1979 (Successful)Afghanistan — Dissident coup, October 15, 1979 (Conspiracy)Afghanistan — Dissident coup, December 27, 1979 (Successful)Afghanistan — Military coup, March 6, 1990 (Attempted)Afghanistan — Rebel coup, April 16, 1992 (Successful)Afghanistan — Rebel coup, September 27, 1996 (Successful)Afghanistan — Rebel coup, November 13, 2001 (Successful)Afghanistan — Dissident coup, April 1, 2002 (Conspiracy)Afghanistan — Rebel coup, August 15, 2021 (Successful)Armenia — Dissident coup, July 17, 2016 (Attempted)Armenia — Military coup, April 23, 2018 (Successful)Armenia — Military coup, February 25, 2021 (Attempted)Armenia — Dissident coup, September 25, 2023 (Conspiracy)Armenia — Dissident coup, September 18, 2024 (Conspiracy)Armenia — Dissident coup, June 25, 2025 (Conspiracy)Azerbaijan — Rebel coup, March 6, 1992 (Successful)Azerbaijan — Popular revolt, May 15, 1992 (Successful)Azerbaijan — Forced resignation, October 5, 1994 (Attempted)Azerbaijan — Military coup, March 13, 1995 (Attempted)Azerbaijan — Dissident coup, October 19, 2005 (Conspiracy)Azerbaijan — Dissident coup, April 6, 2023 (Conspiracy)Bahrain — Dissident coup, June 15, 2011 (Conspiracy)Bangladesh — Military coup, August 15, 1975 (Successful)Bangladesh — Military coup, November 7, 1975 (Successful)Bangladesh — Military coup, November 8, 1975 (Successful)Bangladesh — Military coup, October 2, 1977 (Attempted)Bangladesh — Military coup, May 30, 1981 (Attempted)Bangladesh — Military coup, March 24, 1982 (Successful)Bangladesh — Popular revolt, December 6, 1990 (Successful)Bangladesh — Military coup, May 20, 1996 (Attempted)Bangladesh — Military coup, January 11, 2007 (Successful)Bangladesh — Military coup, January 19, 2012 (Conspiracy)Bangladesh — Military coup, August 5, 2024 (Successful)Cambodia — Palace coup, March 18, 1970 (Successful)Cambodia — Auto-coup, March 11, 1972 (Successful)Cambodia — Rebel coup, April 1, 1975 (Successful)Cambodia — Military coup, April 17, 1977 (Attempted)Cambodia — Foreign-backed coup, June 25, 1978 (Conspiracy)Cambodia — Foreign-backed coup, January 7, 1979 (Successful)Cambodia — Dissident coup, July 2, 1994 (Attempted)Cambodia — Palace coup, July 5, 1997 (Successful)Cambodia — Dissident coup, November 24, 2000 (Attempted)China — Rebel coup, January 21, 1949 (Successful)China — Rebel coup, October 1, 1949 (Successful)China — Dissident coup, June 18, 1955 (Attempted)China — Palace coup, September 8, 1971 (Attempted)China — Palace coup, September 10, 1980 (Successful)East Timor — Dissident coup, February 11, 2008 (Attempted)Georgia — Rebel coup, January 6, 1992 (Successful)Georgia — Dissident coup, May 22, 1999 (Conspiracy)Georgia — Forced resignation, November 23, 2003 (Successful)Georgia — Dissident coup, September 6, 2006 (Conspiracy)Georgia — Dissident coup, October 7, 2025 (Attempted)Indonesia — Military coup, October 17, 1952 (Attempted)Indonesia — Military coup, November 16, 1956 (Conspiracy)Indonesia — Military coup, May 8, 1957 (Conspiracy)Indonesia — Rebel coup, February 15, 1958 (Attempted)Indonesia — Auto-coup, March 5, 1960 (Successful)Indonesia — Military coup, October 1, 1965 (Attempted)Indonesia — Military coup, March 12, 1966 (Successful)Indonesia — Military coup, December 19, 1969 (Conspiracy)Indonesia — Forced resignation, May 21, 1998 (Successful)Indonesia — Auto-coup, July 23, 2001 (Attempted)Iran — Military coup, August 15, 1953 (Attempted)Iran — Military coup, August 19, 1953 (Successful)Iran — Popular revolt, January 16, 1979 (Successful)Iran — Popular revolt, February 11, 1979 (Successful)Iran — Dissident coup, January 16, 1980 (Conspiracy)Iran — Dissident coup, June 19, 1980 (Conspiracy)Iran — Military coup, July 10, 1980 (Attempted)Iran — Auto-coup, June 22, 1981 (Successful)Iran — Dissident coup, April 20, 1982 (Conspiracy)Iran — Military coup, June 27, 1982 (Conspiracy)Iraq — Coup (actor type unspecified), February 12, 1950 (Attempted)Iraq — Military coup, July 14, 1958 (Successful)Iraq — Military coup, November 4, 1958 (Conspiracy)Iraq — Dissident coup, December 8, 1958 (Conspiracy)Iraq — Military coup, March 7, 1959 (Attempted)Iraq — Military coup, February 8, 1963 (Successful)Iraq — Military coup, July 3, 1963 (Attempted)Iraq — Military coup, November 13, 1963 (Attempted)Iraq — Military coup, November 18, 1963 (Successful)Iraq — Military coup, September 5, 1964 (Attempted)Iraq — Military coup, September 16, 1965 (Attempted)Iraq — Military coup, June 30, 1966 (Attempted)Iraq — Forced resignation, July 17, 1968 (Successful)Iraq — Military coup, October 6, 1968 (Attempted)Iraq — Military coup, January 20, 1970 (Attempted)Iraq — Military coup, June 30, 1973 (Attempted)Iraq — Military coup, June 8, 1978 (Conspiracy)Iraq — Military coup, July 28, 1979 (Attempted)Iraq — Military coup, March 5, 1995 (Attempted)Iraq — Military coup, May 14, 1995 (Attempted)Iraq — Military coup, June 15, 1995 (Attempted)Iraq — Military coup, June 24, 1996 (Conspiracy)Japan — Dissident coup, December 12, 1961 (Conspiracy)Jordan — Military coup, April 14, 1957 (Attempted)Jordan — Military coup, July 1, 1958 (Conspiracy)Jordan — Military coup, March 20, 1959 (Conspiracy)Jordan — Rebel coup, September 1, 1970 (Attempted)Jordan — Military coup, November 25, 1972 (Conspiracy)Jordan — Palace coup, April 3, 2021 (Conspiracy)Kazakhstan — Dissident coup, January 5, 2022 (Attempted)Kazakhstan — Auto-coup, January 5, 2022 (Successful)Kazakhstan — Dissident coup, November 15, 2023 (Conspiracy)Kuwait — Coup (actor type unspecified), April 1, 1959 (Attempted)Kuwait — Auto-coup, May 10, 2024 (Successful)Kyrgyzstan — Popular revolt, March 24, 2005 (Successful)Kyrgyzstan — Popular revolt, April 8, 2010 (Successful)Kyrgyzstan — Military coup, June 5, 2023 (Conspiracy)Kyrgyzstan — Dissident coup, November 12, 2024 (Conspiracy)Laos — Military coup, December 31, 1959 (Successful)Laos — Military coup, August 9, 1960 (Successful)Laos — Military coup, September 10, 1960 (Attempted)Laos — Military coup, December 8, 1960 (Successful)Laos — Military coup, December 13, 1960 (Successful)Laos — Military coup, April 19, 1964 (Successful)Laos — Military coup, January 31, 1965 (Attempted)Laos — Dissident coup, April 16, 1965 (Attempted)Laos — Military coup, October 21, 1966 (Attempted)Laos — Military coup, April 6, 1971 (Conspiracy)Laos — Military coup, August 20, 1973 (Attempted)Laos — Rebel coup, August 24, 1975 (Successful)Laos — Rebel coup, December 2, 1975 (Successful)Laos — Dissident coup, June 5, 2007 (Conspiracy)Lebanon — Dissident coup, July 7, 1949 (Attempted)Lebanon — Dissident coup, December 31, 1961 (Attempted)Lebanon — Military coup, March 12, 1976 (Attempted)Malaysia — Dissident coup, March 1, 1965 (Conspiracy)Malaysia — Popular revolt, May 17, 1969 (Successful)Malaysia — Dissident coup, November 19, 1985 (Conspiracy)Maldives — Dissident coup, April 26, 1980 (Attempted)Maldives — Coup (actor type unspecified), September 10, 1983 (Conspiracy)Maldives — Dissident coup, November 3, 1988 (Attempted)Maldives — Forced resignation, February 7, 2012 (Successful)Mongolia — Palace coup, December 17, 1964 (Conspiracy)Mongolia — Dissident coup, August 23, 1984 (Successful)Mongolia — Forced resignation, March 12, 1990 (Successful)Myanmar — Military coup, August 9, 1948 (Attempted)Myanmar — Military coup, September 26, 1958 (Successful)Myanmar — Military coup, March 2, 1962 (Successful)Myanmar — Forced resignation, August 12, 1988 (Successful)Myanmar — Forced resignation, September 18, 1988 (Successful)Myanmar — Palace coup, April 23, 1992 (Successful)Myanmar — Dissident coup, March 7, 2002 (Conspiracy)Myanmar — Military coup, February 1, 2021 (Successful)Nepal — Dissident coup, January 22, 1952 (Attempted)Nepal — Auto-coup, December 15, 1960 (Successful)Nepal — Auto-coup, October 4, 2002 (Successful)Nepal — Auto-coup, February 1, 2005 (Successful)Nepal — Military coup, September 8, 2025 (Successful)Oman — Military coup, July 23, 1970 (Successful)Oman — Dissident coup, January 26, 2005 (Conspiracy)Pakistan — Military coup, March 9, 1951 (Conspiracy)Pakistan — Auto-coup, October 7, 1958 (Successful)Pakistan — Military coup, October 27, 1958 (Successful)Pakistan — Popular revolt, March 25, 1969 (Successful)Pakistan — Popular revolt, December 20, 1971 (Successful)Pakistan — Military coup, July 5, 1977 (Successful)Pakistan — Military coup, January 2, 1984 (Attempted)Pakistan — Military coup, October 12, 1999 (Successful)Pakistan — Auto-coup, April 4, 2022 (Attempted)Philippines — Rebel coup, October 18, 1950 (Conspiracy)Philippines — Military coup, February 25, 1986 (Successful)Philippines — Military coup, July 6, 1986 (Attempted)Philippines — Military coup, November 22, 1986 (Attempted)Philippines — Military coup, January 27, 1987 (Attempted)Philippines — Military coup, April 12, 1987 (Conspiracy)Philippines — Military coup, April 18, 1987 (Attempted)Philippines — Military coup, August 27, 1987 (Attempted)Philippines — Military coup, December 1, 1989 (Attempted)Philippines — Dissident coup, March 4, 1990 (Attempted)Philippines — Military coup, October 4, 1990 (Attempted)Philippines — Forced resignation, January 20, 2001 (Successful)Philippines — Military coup, April 29, 2001 (Attempted)Philippines — Military coup, July 27, 2003 (Conspiracy)Philippines — Military coup, February 24, 2006 (Conspiracy)Philippines — Military coup, November 29, 2007 (Attempted)Qatar — Palace coup, February 22, 1972 (Successful)Qatar — Palace coup, June 27, 1995 (Successful)Qatar — Dissident coup, February 20, 1996 (Attempted)Republic of Korea — Popular revolt, April 27, 1960 (Successful)Republic of Korea — Palace coup, May 16, 1961 (Successful)Republic of Korea — Military coup, July 3, 1961 (Successful)Republic of Korea — Military coup, June 1, 1962 (Conspiracy)Republic of Korea — Military coup, December 12, 1979 (Successful)Republic of Korea — Military coup, May 17, 1980 (Successful)Republic of Korea — Popular revolt, May 18, 1980 (Attempted)Republic of Korea — Military coup, August 21, 1990 (Conspiracy)Republic of Korea — Military coup, December 3, 2024 (Attempted)Republic of Vietnam — Military coup, November 11, 1960 (Attempted)Republic of Vietnam — Military coup, November 1, 1963 (Successful)Republic of Vietnam — Military coup, January 30, 1964 (Successful)Republic of Vietnam — Military coup, September 13, 1964 (Attempted)Republic of Vietnam — Military coup, January 27, 1965 (Successful)Republic of Vietnam — Military coup, February 19, 1965 (Successful)Republic of Vietnam — Military coup, June 11, 1965 (Successful)Republic of Vietnam — Military coup, March 26, 1975 (Conspiracy)Republic of Vietnam — Rebel coup, April 21, 1975 (Successful)Republic of Vietnam — Military coup, April 30, 1975 (Successful)Saudi Arabia — Military coup, March 26, 1964 (Successful)Saudi Arabia — Military coup, March 6, 2020 (Conspiracy)Sri Lanka — Military coup, January 27, 1962 (Conspiracy)Sri Lanka — Military coup, February 17, 1966 (Conspiracy)Sri Lanka — Auto-coup, January 9, 2015 (Attempted)Sri Lanka — Auto-coup, November 9, 2018 (Attempted)Sri Lanka — Popular revolt, July 9, 2022 (Successful)Syria — Military coup, March 30, 1949 (Successful)Syria — Military coup, August 14, 1949 (Successful)Syria — Military coup, December 14, 1949 (Successful)Syria — Military coup, November 29, 1951 (Successful)Syria — Military coup, December 29, 1952 (Conspiracy)Syria — Military coup, February 25, 1954 (Successful)Syria — Military coup, April 22, 1955 (Conspiracy)Syria — Dissident coup, December 26, 1956 (Conspiracy)Syria — Military coup, September 28, 1961 (Successful)Syria — Military coup, March 28, 1962 (Successful)Syria — Military coup, March 31, 1962 (Attempted)Syria — Military coup, April 13, 1962 (Successful)Syria — Dissident coup, July 29, 1962 (Conspiracy)Syria — Auto-coup, September 20, 1962 (Successful)Syria — Military coup, January 13, 1963 (Conspiracy)Syria — Military coup, March 8, 1963 (Successful)Syria — Military coup, July 18, 1963 (Attempted)Syria — Dissident coup, July 27, 1963 (Successful)Syria — Military coup, February 23, 1966 (Successful)Syria — Military coup, September 8, 1966 (Attempted)Syria — Military coup, March 1, 1969 (Successful)Syria — Military coup, November 13, 1970 (Successful)Syria — Dissident coup, January 6, 1982 (Attempted)Syria — Military coup, March 30, 1984 (Attempted)Syria — Military coup, May 10, 1987 (Conspiracy)Syria — Rebel coup, December 8, 2024 (Successful)Tajikistan — Palace coup, September 23, 1991 (Successful)Tajikistan — Rebel coup, May 8, 1992 (Successful)Tajikistan — Rebel coup, September 7, 1992 (Successful)Tajikistan — Rebel coup, October 25, 1992 (Attempted)Tajikistan — Rebel coup, November 20, 1992 (Successful)Tajikistan — Military coup, August 11, 1997 (Attempted)Thailand — Military coup, November 8, 1947 (Successful)Thailand — Dissident coup, November 16, 1947 (Conspiracy)Thailand — Military coup, September 30, 1948 (Conspiracy)Thailand — Military coup, February 26, 1949 (Attempted)Thailand — Military coup, June 29, 1951 (Attempted)Thailand — Military coup, November 29, 1951 (Successful)Thailand — Dissident coup, November 10, 1952 (Conspiracy)Thailand — Military coup, August 26, 1953 (Conspiracy)Thailand — Military coup, September 16, 1957 (Successful)Thailand — Military coup, October 20, 1958 (Successful)Thailand — Military coup, November 17, 1971 (Successful)Thailand — Popular revolt, October 14, 1973 (Successful)Thailand — Military coup, October 6, 1976 (Successful)Thailand — Military coup, March 26, 1977 (Attempted)Thailand — Military coup, October 20, 1977 (Successful)Thailand — Military coup, April 1, 1981 (Attempted)Thailand — Dissident coup, July 4, 1984 (Conspiracy)Thailand — Military coup, September 9, 1985 (Attempted)Thailand — Military coup, February 23, 1991 (Successful)Thailand — Military coup, September 19, 2006 (Successful)Thailand — Military coup, May 22, 2014 (Successful)Turkey — Military coup, May 27, 1960 (Successful)Turkey — Military coup, February 22, 1962 (Attempted)Turkey — Military coup, May 20, 1963 (Attempted)Turkey — Military coup, March 12, 1971 (Successful)Turkey — Military coup, September 10, 1980 (Successful)Turkey — Military coup, June 30, 1997 (Successful)Turkey — Military coup, February 22, 2010 (Conspiracy)Turkey — Military coup, July 15, 2016 (Attempted)Turkmenistan — Dissident coup, April 14, 2002 (Conspiracy)United Arab Emirates — Dissident coup, January 25, 1972 (Attempted)Yemen — Popular revolt, January 27, 2011 (Attempted)Yemen — Rebel coup, January 22, 2015 (Successful)Yemen Arab Republic — Rebel coup, February 17, 1948 (Attempted)Yemen Arab Republic — Military coup, April 2, 1955 (Attempted)Yemen Arab Republic — Military coup, September 27, 1962 (Successful)Yemen Arab Republic — Auto-coup, July 6, 1965 (Successful)Yemen Arab Republic — Military coup, November 5, 1967 (Successful)Yemen Arab Republic — Military coup, June 13, 1974 (Successful)Yemen Arab Republic — Military coup, August 16, 1975 (Conspiracy)Yemen Arab Republic — Military coup, October 15, 1978 (Attempted)Yemen PDR — Dissident coup, March 20, 1968 (Attempted)Yemen PDR — Military coup, August 31, 1968 (Attempted)Yemen PDR — Palace coup, June 22, 1969 (Successful)Yemen PDR — Palace coup, June 26, 1978 (Successful)Yemen PDR — Palace coup, April 2, 1980 (Successful)Yemen PDR — Military coup, January 13, 1986 (Successful)

Europe

Albania — Dissident coup, September 9, 1946 (Conspiracy)Albania — Dissident coup, December 30, 1953 (Conspiracy)Albania — Dissident coup, March 25, 1957 (Conspiracy)Albania — Popular revolt, September 13, 1998 (Attempted)Belarus — Dissident coup, July 5, 2021 (Conspiracy)Belarus — Dissident coup, February 15, 2024 (Conspiracy)Bulgaria — Military coup, February 26, 1950 (Conspiracy)Bulgaria — Palace coup, November 10, 1989 (Successful)Cyprus — Military coup, July 15, 1974 (Successful)Czechoslovakia — Dissident coup, September 13, 1947 (Conspiracy)Czechoslovakia — Palace coup, February 25, 1948 (Successful)Czechoslovakia — Dissident coup, March 18, 1950 (Conspiracy)Czechoslovakia — Dissident coup, February 25, 1951 (Conspiracy)Czechoslovakia — Dissident coup, November 20, 1951 (Conspiracy)Czechoslovakia — Palace coup, January 5, 1968 (Successful)Czechoslovakia — Foreign-backed coup, August 20, 1968 (Successful)Czechoslovakia — Palace coup, December 18, 1987 (Successful)France — Military coup, April 21, 1961 (Conspiracy)German Democratic Republic — Popular revolt, June 17, 1953 (Attempted)German Democratic Republic — Forced resignation, May 3, 1971 (Successful)German Democratic Republic — Palace coup, October 18, 1989 (Successful)German Democratic Republic — Palace coup, December 3, 1989 (Successful)Germany — Military coup, December 8, 2022 (Conspiracy)Greece — Military coup, May 31, 1951 (Attempted)Greece — Military coup, April 21, 1967 (Successful)Greece — Palace coup, December 13, 1967 (Attempted)Greece — Military coup, May 24, 1973 (Attempted)Greece — Military coup, November 25, 1973 (Successful)Greece — Military coup, February 24, 1975 (Conspiracy)Hungary — Military coup, December 31, 1946 (Conspiracy)Hungary — Dissident coup, May 31, 1947 (Successful)Hungary — Dissident coup, June 16, 1949 (Conspiracy)Hungary — Palace coup, July 15, 1956 (Successful)Hungary — Palace coup, November 4, 1956 (Successful)Hungary — Palace coup, May 22, 1988 (Successful)Italy — Dissident coup, June 22, 1947 (Conspiracy)Italy — Military coup, December 7, 1970 (Conspiracy)Italy — Military coup, October 14, 1993 (Conspiracy)Luxembourg — Military coup, August 2, 1946 (Conspiracy)Moldova — Dissident coup, February 23, 2023 (Conspiracy)Montenegro — Dissident coup, October 16, 2016 (Conspiracy)Poland — Palace coup, September 6, 1980 (Successful)Poland — Palace coup, October 12, 1981 (Successful)Portugal — Dissident coup, October 10, 1950 (Conspiracy)Portugal — Military coup, March 15, 1959 (Conspiracy)Portugal — Military coup, April 8, 1961 (Conspiracy)Portugal — Military coup, January 1, 1962 (Attempted)Portugal — Military coup, March 16, 1974 (Attempted)Portugal — Military coup, April 25, 1974 (Successful)Portugal — Palace coup, September 28, 1974 (Attempted)Portugal — Military coup, September 30, 1974 (Successful)Portugal — Military coup, March 11, 1975 (Attempted)Portugal — Military coup, July 31, 1975 (Successful)Portugal — Military coup, November 25, 1975 (Attempted)Romania — Palace coup, December 31, 1947 (Successful)Romania — Military coup, October 16, 1984 (Conspiracy)Romania — Military coup, December 25, 1989 (Successful)Romania — Popular revolt, October 1, 1991 (Successful)Romania — Dissident coup, December 7, 2024 (Conspiracy)Romania — Dissident coup, March 5, 2025 (Conspiracy)Russia — Auto-coup, September 21, 1993 (Successful)Russia — Palace coup, September 23, 1993 (Attempted)Russia — Coup (actor type unspecified), June 23, 2023 (Attempted)Serbia — Forced resignation, October 7, 2000 (Successful)Spain — Military coup, November 17, 1978 (Conspiracy)Spain — Military coup, January 25, 1980 (Conspiracy)Spain — Military coup, February 23, 1981 (Attempted)Spain — Military coup, October 1, 1982 (Conspiracy)Ukraine — Popular revolt, February 22, 2014 (Successful)Ukraine — Dissident coup, November 26, 2021 (Conspiracy)Ukraine — Dissident coup, June 30, 2024 (Conspiracy)USSR — Palace coup, October 15, 1964 (Successful)USSR — Military coup, August 21, 1991 (Successful)

Oceania

Fiji — Military coup, May 14, 1987 (Successful)Fiji — Military coup, September 28, 1987 (Successful)Fiji — Military coup, May 19, 2000 (Successful)Fiji — Military coup, November 2, 2000 (Attempted)Fiji — Military coup, December 5, 2006 (Successful)Papua New Guinea — Military coup, March 14, 1990 (Attempted)Papua New Guinea — Military coup, January 26, 2012 (Attempted)Solomon Islands — Dissident coup, June 5, 2000 (Successful)Vanuatu — Auto-coup, December 16, 1988 (Attempted)