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<item><title><![CDATA[Chile, September 11: How the Military Cut Off a Government]]></title><link>https://coupatlas.com/news/chile-september-11-how-military-cut-off-government/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coupatlas.com/news/chile-september-11-how-military-cut-off-government/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Dispatch</category><description><![CDATA[Chile’s 1973 coup was more than the bombing of La Moneda. Military command, communications restrictions, and control of movement isolated Salvador Allende’s government.]]></description></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Haiti’s Election Security Force Will Miss Its Target. Its Mandate Expires This Month.]]></title><link>https://coupatlas.com/news/haiti-election-security-force-misses-target-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coupatlas.com/news/haiti-election-security-force-misses-target-2026/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Dispatch</category><description><![CDATA[The force meant to help secure Haiti’s December election will miss its planned strength, while its current authorization expires before the vote.]]></description></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[The Coup Devours Its Own: Niger’s Junta Survives an Apparent Coup Attempt]]></title><link>https://coupatlas.com/news/the-coup-devours-its-own-niger-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coupatlas.com/news/the-coup-devours-its-own-niger-2026/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Dispatch</category><description><![CDATA[Niger’s junta survived a coordinated military assault on an airbase, the presidential district and state broadcaster, but the revolt exposed growing frustration over insecurity—and Tchiani’s reliance on Russia’s Africa Corps.]]></description></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Niger, 2026 — Military coup (Attempted)]]></title><link>https://coupatlas.com/event/niger-2026-08-29/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coupatlas.com/event/niger-2026-08-29/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Record</category><description><![CDATA[Added to the Coup Atlas on 2026-08-31. Event date 2026-08-29. Mutinous soldiers attacked Air Base 101 at Niamey’s international airport and targeted the presidential district and state broadcaster. Loyalist forces, reportedly assisted by Russia’s Africa Corps, regained control after hours of fighting. Coup Atlas classifies the episode as an apparent attempted military coup while the mutineers’ leadership and formal program remain unclear.]]></description></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Can Haiti Reach Election Day?]]></title><link>https://coupatlas.com/news/can-haiti-reach-election-day-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coupatlas.com/news/can-haiti-reach-election-day-2026/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Dispatch</category><description><![CDATA[Haiti has set December 13 for its first national election in a decade, but gang control, voter access, security-force timing and ballot resilience will determine whether the vote can be held and trusted.]]></description></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[South Korea's Failed Self-Coup: Six Hours of Martial Law, Years of Consequences]]></title><link>https://coupatlas.com/news/south-korea-yoon-failed-self-coup-august-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coupatlas.com/news/south-korea-yoon-failed-self-coup-august-2026/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Dispatch</category><description><![CDATA[Nearly two years after South Korea's brief martial-law crisis, prosecutors are still uncovering new details about how former President Yoon Suk Yeol's attempted power grab was carried out -- and how his government allegedly tried to defend it abroad.]]></description></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[New Documents Detail Alleged Recruitment Plans in Nigeria's 2025 Coup Plot]]></title><link>https://coupatlas.com/news/nigeria-2025-coup-plot-recruitment-documents-july-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coupatlas.com/news/nigeria-2025-coup-plot-recruitment-documents-july-2026/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Dispatch</category><description><![CDATA[Newly reported investigative records offer the most detailed account yet of how a group of Nigerian military officers and civilians allegedly planned to recruit armed personnel for an attempt to overthrow President Bola Tinubu's government in 2025.]]></description></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Venezuela, 2026 — Military coup (Successful)]]></title><link>https://coupatlas.com/event/venezuela-2026-01-03/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coupatlas.com/event/venezuela-2026-01-03/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Record</category><description><![CDATA[Added to the Coup Atlas on 2026-07-25. Event date 2026-01-03. Military coup in Venezuela on 2026-01-03, recorded as a realized (successful) coup. Recorded executive outcome: deposed; injured; arrested or jailed.]]></description></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Burkina Faso, 2026 — Military coup (Conspiracy)]]></title><link>https://coupatlas.com/event/burkina-faso-2026-01-03/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coupatlas.com/event/burkina-faso-2026-01-03/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Record</category><description><![CDATA[Added to the Coup Atlas on 2026-07-25. Event date 2026-01-03. Military coup in Burkina Faso on 2026-01-03, recorded as a coup conspiracy (disrupted before execution). Recorded executive outcome: remained in office; not physically harmed.]]></description></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Benin, 2025 — Military coup (Attempted)]]></title><link>https://coupatlas.com/event/benin-2025-12-07/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coupatlas.com/event/benin-2025-12-07/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Record</category><description><![CDATA[Added to the Coup Atlas on 2026-07-25. Event date 2025-12-07. Military coup in Benin on 2025-12-07, recorded as an attempted coup. Recorded executive outcome: remained in office; not physically harmed.]]></description></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau, 2025 — Military coup (Successful)]]></title><link>https://coupatlas.com/event/guinea-bissau-2025-11-26/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coupatlas.com/event/guinea-bissau-2025-11-26/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Record</category><description><![CDATA[Added to the Coup Atlas on 2026-07-25. Event date 2025-11-26. Military coup in Guinea-Bissau on 2025-11-26, recorded as a realized (successful) coup. Recorded executive outcome: deposed; arrested or jailed; exiled.]]></description></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau, 2025 — Military coup (Conspiracy)]]></title><link>https://coupatlas.com/event/guinea-bissau-2025-10-31/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coupatlas.com/event/guinea-bissau-2025-10-31/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Record</category><description><![CDATA[Added to the Coup Atlas on 2026-07-25. Event date 2025-10-31. Military coup in Guinea-Bissau on 2025-10-31, recorded as a coup conspiracy (disrupted before execution). Recorded executive outcome: remained in office; not physically harmed.]]></description></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Nigeria, 2025 — Military coup (Conspiracy)]]></title><link>https://coupatlas.com/event/nigeria-2025-10-23/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coupatlas.com/event/nigeria-2025-10-23/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Record</category><description><![CDATA[Added to the Coup Atlas on 2026-07-25. Event date 2025-10-23. Military coup in Nigeria on 2025-10-23, recorded as a coup conspiracy (disrupted before execution). Recorded executive outcome: remained in office; not physically harmed.]]></description></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Georgia, 2025 — Dissident coup (Attempted)]]></title><link>https://coupatlas.com/event/georgia-2025-10-07/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coupatlas.com/event/georgia-2025-10-07/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Record</category><description><![CDATA[Added to the Coup Atlas on 2026-07-25. Event date 2025-10-07. Dissident coup in Georgia on 2025-10-07, recorded as an attempted coup. Recorded executive outcome: remained in office; not physically harmed.]]></description></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Madagascar, 2025 — Military coup (Successful)]]></title><link>https://coupatlas.com/event/madagascar-2025-10-03/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coupatlas.com/event/madagascar-2025-10-03/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Record</category><description><![CDATA[Added to the Coup Atlas on 2026-07-25. Event date 2025-10-03. Military coup in Madagascar on 2025-10-03, recorded as a realized (successful) coup. Recorded executive outcome: deposed; fled the country.]]></description></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Nepal, 2025 — Military coup (Successful)]]></title><link>https://coupatlas.com/event/nepal-2025-09-08/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coupatlas.com/event/nepal-2025-09-08/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Record</category><description><![CDATA[Added to the Coup Atlas on 2026-07-25. Event date 2025-09-08. Military coup in Nepal on 2025-09-08, recorded as a realized (successful) coup. Recorded executive outcome: deposed; not physically harmed.]]></description></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[From Coup Leader to Diplomatic Partner: Myanmar's Push for Normalization]]></title><link>https://coupatlas.com/news/myanmar-min-aung-hlaing-thailand-normalization-july-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coupatlas.com/news/myanmar-min-aung-hlaing-thailand-normalization-july-2026/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Dispatch</category><description><![CDATA[More than five years after Myanmar's military seized power, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing is preparing for an official visit to Thailand — a diplomatic milestone that reflects a broader effort by the country's military-backed government to move beyond the isolation that followed the 2021 coup.]]></description></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Detention of Opposition Leader Sparks Diplomatic Rift Between Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde]]></title><link>https://coupatlas.com/news/guinea-bissau-cape-verde-rift-july-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coupatlas.com/news/guinea-bissau-cape-verde-rift-july-2026/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Dispatch</category><description><![CDATA[The detention of former Prime Minister Domingos Simões Pereira has escalated into a regional dispute, with Cape Verde calling for his release and Guinea-Bissau freezing political ties — a sign the post-coup crisis is spilling beyond its borders.]]></description></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Ten Years Later: The Coup Attempt That Reshaped Modern Turkey]]></title><link>https://coupatlas.com/news/turkey-failed-coup-ten-years-july-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coupatlas.com/news/turkey-failed-coup-ten-years-july-2026/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Dispatch</category><description><![CDATA[Ten years after a faction of the Turkish military tried to seize power on July 15, 2016, the failed coup remains one of the defining moments of modern Turkish history — and the political transformation it set off still shapes the country today.]]></description></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Colombia's Transition Crisis Raises the Specter of a Self-Coup]]></title><link>https://coupatlas.com/news/colombia-transition-self-coup-warning-july-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coupatlas.com/news/colombia-transition-self-coup-warning-july-2026/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Dispatch</category><description><![CDATA[Colombia's routine handover of power has turned into a constitutional standoff after outgoing President Gustavo Petro rejected his successor's win, raising warning signs of a self-coup even as he vows to leave office August 7.]]></description></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Russia Deepens Military Ties With the Sahel's Coup-Born Alliance]]></title><link>https://coupatlas.com/news/russia-sahel-alliance-military-ties-july-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coupatlas.com/news/russia-sahel-alliance-military-ties-july-2026/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Dispatch</category><description><![CDATA[Russia has pledged deeper military support for Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, cementing a Sahel alliance built by coup-born governments that have turned away from their traditional Western partners.]]></description></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[Nicaragua Erases Lawyers From the Rolls as Ortega and Murillo Tighten Their Hold]]></title><link>https://coupatlas.com/news/nicaragua-lawyers-purge-july-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coupatlas.com/news/nicaragua-lawyers-purge-july-2026/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Dispatch</category><description><![CDATA[Nicaragua has quietly removed large numbers of lawyers from its official registry, the latest step in the Ortega-Murillo government's long consolidation of power.]]></description></item>
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