A self-coup, also called autocoup (from the es, autogolpe), is a form of coup d'état in which a nation's head, having come to power through legal means, tries to stay in power through illegal means. The leader may dissolve or render powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assume extraordinary powers not granted under normal circumstances. Other measures may include annulling the nation's constitution, suspending civil courts, and having the head of government assume dictatorial powers.An early reference to the term ''autogolpe'' may be found in Kaufman, Edy: ''Uruguay in Transition: From Civilian to Military Rule'', Transaction, New Brunswick, 1979. It includes a definition of ''autogolpe'' and mentions that the word was "popularly" used in reference to events in Uruguay in 1972–1973. Se
''Uruguay in Transition: From Civilian to Military Rule'' – Edy Kaufman
at Google Books. Between 1946 and 2022, an estimated 148 self-coup attempts have taken place, 110 in autocracies and 38 in democracies.

Notable events described as self-coups

* : President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte ( December 2, 1851) * : President Juan Lindolfo Cuestas (February 10, 1898) * : President Gabriel Terra (March 31, 1933) * : Prime Minister in duties of the State Elder Konstantin Päts ( March 12, 1934) * : Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss ( May 1, 1933) * : Prime Minister Karlis Ulmanis ( May 15–16, 1934) * : Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas ( August 4, 1936) * : President Getúlio Vargas ( November 10, 1937) * : King Michael I of Romania ( August 23, 1944) * : President Mamerto Urriolagoitía ( May 16, 1951) * : President

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( October 17, 1972) * : President Juan María Bordaberry ( June 27, 1973) * : Premier Hua Guofeng ( October 6, 1976) * : President Alberto Fujimori ( April 5, 1992) * : President Boris Yeltsin ( September 21, 1993) * : President

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( March 29, 2017) * : President Vladimir Putin ( July 4, 2020) * : President Nayib Bukele ( May 1, 2021) * : President Kais Saied ( July 25, 2021) * : Chairman of the Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ( October 25, 2021)

Notable events described as attempted self-coups

*: President Jorge Serrano Elías ( May 25, 1993 – June 5, 1993)Barry S. Levitt (2006), "A Desultory Defense of Democracy: OAS Resolution 1080 and the Inter-American Democratic Charter, ''Latin American Politics and Society'', Volume 48, Issue 3, September 2006, Pages: 93–123. pp104-5 *: President Abdurrahman Wahid ( July 1, 2001 – July 25, 2001) *: Prime Minister

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( February 23, 2020 – March 1, 2020) *: President Donald Trump ( November 3, 2020 – January 6, 2021) *: President Pedro Castillo ( December 7, 2022)

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Notable events described as self-coups

Notable events described as attempted self-coups

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