List of coups d'état and coup attempts by country

Coups d'état and coup attempts include: (listed by country, in chronological order)

Afghanistan

#February 20, 1919: Nasrullah Khan overthrows Habibullah Khan
#February 28, 1919: Amanullah Khan overthrows Nasrullah Khan
#January 17, 1929: Habibullah Kalakani overthrows Inayatullah Khan
#October 16, 1929: Mohammed Nadir Shah overthrows Habibullāh Kalakāni
# July 17, 1973: Mohammed Daoud Khan overthrows Mohammed Zahir Shah
# December 9, 1976: Qiyam-i Islami ( Islamic Uprising) attempts and fails to overthrow Mohammed Daoud Khan
# April 30, 1978: Abdul Qadir overthrows Mohammed Daoud Khan
#September 16, 1979: Hafizullah Amin overthrows Nur Muhammad Taraki
#Operation Storm-333, December 27, 1979: Babrak Karmal overthrows Hafizullah Amin
#1990 Afghan coup attempt, March 6, 1990: Shahnawaz Tanai attempts and fails to overthrow Mohammad Najibullah

Albania

#September 14, 1998: The funeral of MP Azem Hajdari turns violent as the office of the Albanian Prime Minister of Albania, Prime Minister Fatos Nano is attacked, obliging the latter to hastily flee and step down shortly after. His party remains in power.

Algeria

#July 3, 1962: Houari Boumédiène and Ahmed Ben Bella overthrow Benyoucef Benkhedda
#June 19, 1965: Houari Boumédiène overthrows Ahmed Ben BellaSurvivor of a coup
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#January 11, 1992: Khaled Nezzar overthrows Chadli BendjedidPage 455
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Angola

#1977 Angolan coup d'état attempt: The Minister of Interior Nito Alves fails to overthrow Agostinho Neto.

Argentina

#1930 Argentine coup d'état, 6 September 1930: General José Félix Uriburu and the Nacionalismo (Argentine political movement), Nacionalistas overthrow President Hipólito Yrigoyen and suspend the Argentine Constitution of 1853, 1853 Constitution.
#18 December 1932: failed military uprising against Agustín Pedro Justo by Atilio Cattáneo and the Radical Civic Union
#1943 Argentine coup d'état, 4 June 1943: the military overthrows president Ramón Castillo
#1951 Argentine coup d'état attempt, 28 September 1951: failed military revolt against President Juan Perón by Benjamín Menéndez
#Revolución Libertadora, 16–23 September 1955: the military led by General Eduardo Lonardi overthrows president Juan Perón
#6 June 1956: failed military uprising, led by General Juan José Valle, against ''de facto'' President Pedro Eugenio Aramburu
#19 June 1959: failed military uprising against Arturo Frondizi by
#30 November 1960: failed military uprising against Arturo Frondizi by
#Coups d'état in Argentina#Coup of 29 March 1962, 29 March 1962: the military, led by General , overthrows president Arturo Frondizi
#Argentine Revolution, 28 June 1966: a military uprising led by General Juan Carlos Onganía overthrows president Arturo Umberto Illia
#18–22 December 1975: failed military uprising against Isabel Perón by
#1976 Argentine coup d'état, 24 March 1976: Jorge Rafael Videla, Jorge Videla overthrows Isabel Perón and establishes the National Reorganization Process

Armenia

#2021 Armenian political crisis, February 25, 2021: the Armed Forces of Armenia, Armenian military calls for Prime Minister of Armenia, Prime minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign. Pashinyan accuses the military of attempting a 2021 Armenian coup, coup d'état.

Australia

#Rum Rebellion, January 26, 1808: the New South Wales Corps overthrew William Bligh, Governor of New South Wales, and installed George Johnston (British Marines officer), Major George Mitchell as acting lieutenant-governor

Austria

#July Putsch, July 25, 1934: the Austrian National Socialism, Austrian Nazi Party and the Austrian SS attempted to overthrow the Fatherland Front (Austria), Fatherland Front government in the First Austrian Republic, resulting in the Engelbert Dollfuss#Assassination, assassination of Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss but ending in his succession by Kurt Schuschnigg

Azerbaijan

#1993 Azerbaijani coup d'état, June 9, 1993: Heydar Aliyev overthrows Abulfaz Elchibey in a political crisis during the First Nagorno-Karabakh WarPage 130
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#1995 Azerbaijani coup d'état attempt, March 13, 1995: Colonel Rovshan Javadov and his unit of Special Purpose Police Unit, OPON troops fail to seize power from President of Azerbaijan, President Heydar Aliyev and reinstate his predecessor Abulfaz Elchibey after Turkish President Süleyman Demirel warned Heydar Aliyev, Aliyev.

Bangladesh

#15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état, August 15, 1975: Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad overthrows the Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League, BaKSAL government of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
#3 November 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état, November 3, 1975: Khaled Mosharraf overthrows the government set up by the 15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état, August coup.
#7 November 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état, November 7, 1975: Soldiers from the Bangladesh Army overthrow and kill Khaled Mosharraf just a few days after he took power
#Assassination of Ziaur Rahman, May 30, 1981: Soldiers led by Major General Mohammad Abdul Monjur assassinate President of Bangladesh, President Ziaur Rahman; they fail to seize power and are rounded up.
#1982 Bangladesh coup d'état, March 24, 1982: Hussain Muhammad Ershad overthrows President Abdus Sattar (president), Abdus Sattar.
#1996 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt, May 1996: Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim attempts and fails to overthrow Abdur Rahman Biswas.
#2006–08 Bangladeshi political crisis#Military intervention, January 11, 2007: General Moeen U Ahmed pressures President Iajuddin Ahmed into declaring a state of emergency, postponing elections, and appointing a new Chief Adviser of Bangladesh, Chief Advisor to head the caretaker government.
#2011 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt, December 2011: Rebel army officers attempt and fail to overthrow Sheikh Hasina

Belgium

Austrian Netherlands

# 18 June 1789: The Austrian Imperial Army occupied the Grand-Place, Great Market of Brussels, dissolved the States of Brabant and Council of Brabant and tried to arrest all its members.

United Belgian States

# March 1790: Statists (Belgium), Statist coup against the Vonckists.

Benin

#1963 Dahomeyan coup d'état, October 28, 1963: Christophe Soglo overthrows Hubert Maga and the Dahomeyan Unity Party
#November 27, 1965: Christophe Soglo overthrows Sourou-Migan Apithy
#December 16, 1967: Maurice Kouandété overthrows Christophe Soglo
#December 10, 1969: Maurice Kouandété overthrows Emile Derlin Zinsou
#October 26, 1972: Mathieu Kérékou overthrows Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin
#1977 Benin coup d'état attempt, January 17, 1977: French-led mercenaries attempt to overthrow Mathieu Kérékou and the People's Revolutionary Party of Benin government
#March 4, 2013: Failed coup attempt by Colonel Pamphile Zomahoun against President of Benin, President Thomas Boni Yayi

Bolivia

#April 18, 1828: Military revolt, Antonio José de Sucre is wounded in the arm and resigns
#January 22, 1839: José Miguel de Velasco Franco, José Miguel de Velasco overthrows Andrés de Santa Cruz
#June 10, 1841: Sebastián Ágreda overthrows José Miguel de Velasco Franco, José Miguel de Velasco
#September 22, 1841: José Ballivián overthrows Mariano Enrique Calvo
#January 2, 1848: Manuel Isidoro Belzu overthrows Eusebio Guilarte Vera, Eusebio Guilarte and installs José Miguel de Velasco Franco, José Miguel de Velasco as president
#December 6, 1848: Manuel Isidoro Belzu overthrows José Miguel de Velasco Franco, José Miguel de Velasco; failed counter-coup by Velasco
#1854: Failed military revolt with notable participant Mariano Melgarejo against Manuel Isidoro Belzu
#September 9, 1857: José María Linares overthrows Jorge Córdova
#January 14, 1861: José María de Achá, Ruperto Fernández, and Manuel Antonio Sánchez overthrow José María Linares
#December 28, 1864: Mariano Melgarejo overthrows José María de Achá
#January 15, 1871: Agustín Morales overthrows Mariano Melgarejo
#May 4, 1876: Hilarión Daza overthrows Tomás Frías Ametller, Tomás Frías
#December 28, 1879: Hilarión Daza declared deposed in his absence, Narciso Campero proclaimed president on January 19, 1880
#Bolivian Civil War, April 12, 1899: José Manuel Pando overthrows Severo Fernández
#August 12, 1920: Bautista Saavedra overthrows José Gutiérrez Guerra, José Gutiérrez
#June 28, 1930: Carlos Blanco Galindo overthrows Hernando Siles Reyes, Hernando Siles Reyes' ministerial cabinet
#November 27, 1934: Military revolt, Germán Busch under the orders of David Toro and Enrique Peñaranda overthrows Daniel Salamanca Urey and installs Vice President José Luis Tejada Sorzano as president
#1936 Bolivian coup d'état, May 17, 1936: Germán Busch overthrows José Luis Tejada Sorzano and installs David Toro as president
#July 13, 1937: Germán Busch overthrows David Toro
#December 20, 1943: Gualberto Villarroel overthrows Enrique Peñaranda
#July 21, 1946: Enraged mob lynches Gualberto Villarroel, Néstor Guillén and then Tomás Monje installed as interim presidents
#May 16, 1951: Mamerto Urriolagoitía enacts a self-coup and installs General Hugo Ballivián as president to stop President-elect Víctor Paz Estenssoro from taking office
#April 11, 1952: Hernán Siles Zuazo overthrows Hugo Ballivián and installs Víctor Paz Estenssoro as president
#1964 Bolivian coup d'état, November 5, 1964: René Barrientos and Alfredo Ovando Candía overthrow Víctor Paz EstenssoroPage 175
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#September 26, 1969: Alfredo Ovando Candía overthrows Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas
#October 6, 1970: Military revolt, three armed forces chiefs overthrow Alfredo Ovando Candía but rule for less than a day before Ovando loyalists under Juan José Torres take back control. Ovando agrees to entrust the presidency to Torres
#August 21, 1971: Hugo Banzer overthrows Juan José TorresPage 38
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#November 7, 1974: Failed military revolt, Hugo Banzer bans all political activity and rules solely with military support
#July 21, 1978: Juan Pereda overthrows transitional military junta
#November 24, 1978: David Padilla overthrows Juan Pereda
#November 1, 1979: Alberto Natusch overthrows Wálter Guevara
#July 17, 1980: Luis García Meza overthrows Lidia Gueiler TejadaPage 80
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#June 30, 1984: Failed coup attempt by military arrests Hernán Siles Zuazo for ten hours
#2019 Bolivian political crisis: Evo Morales was told to step down by the military and police following political unrest in response to a report by the Organization of American States which alleged that there were irregularities in the 2019 Bolivian general election. Morales resigned with his entire cabinet and legislative leaders. Following this the second Vice President of the Senate and opposition politician Jeanine Áñez assumed the presidency. Áñez was not in the line of succession, but she was the highest-ranking official who had not resigned. This was confirmed by the Plurinational Legislative Assembly although the required quorum under the constitution was not met as Morales's Movement for Socialism (Bolivia), party still held a majority. International politicians, scholars and journalists were divided between describing the event as a coup or popular uprising. Since being elected President of Bolivia in 2020 Bolivian general election, new elections that were held a year later Luis Arce who comes from Morales's party has called the events a coup and has considered Áñez's presidency illegitimate.

Bophuthatswana

# Bophuthatswana coup d'état of 1994, March 11, 1994: Lucas Mangope is overthrown by mutinying Bophuthatswana Defence Force forces supported by the South African Defence Force. Bophuthatswana, a bantustan established during apartheid, is reincorporated into South Africa.

Brazil

# Proclamation of the Republic (Brazil), November 15, 1889: Deodoro da Fonseca and the Imperial Brazilian Army overthrow Pedro II of Brazil and establish the First Brazilian Republic.
# November 3, 1891: Deodoro da Fonseca dissolves the National Congress of Brazil, National Congress during the Encilhamento, Encilhamento crisis.
# November 23, 1891: Floriano Peixoto takes power without calling for new elections, like the Constitution determined.
# November 15, 1905: Attempted military coup during the Vaccine Revolt
# Brazilian Revolution of 1930, November 3, 1930: Getúlio Vargas overthrows Washington Luís and prevents the inauguration of Júlio Prestes.
# 1937 Brazilian coup d'état, November 10, 1937: Getúlio Vargas dissolves the National Congress of Brazil, National Congress, installing the Vargas Era, Estado Novo dictatorship.
# 1945 Brazilian coup d'état, October 29, 1945: A military coup d'état deposes Getúlio Vargas, installing the Second Brazilian Republic
# August 24, 1954: Possible coup d'état is averted after Getúlio Vargas#Death, Getúlio Vargas commits suicide

# November 11, 1955: A coup d'état to prevent Juscelino Kubitschek from assuming the presidency fails after general Henrique Teixeira Lott, Henrique Lott carries a :pt:Movimento de 11 de Novembro, countercoup
# February 10, 1956: The Brazilian Air Force revolts against Juscelino Kubitschek in the :pt:Revolta de Jacareacanga, Jacareacanga Revolt
# December 2, 1959: Air Force military hijack a civil airplane and attempt a coup against Juscelino Kubitschek, in the :pt:Revolta de Aragarças, Aragarças Revolt.
# August 25 – September 7, 1961: Military tries to prevent João Goulart from being sworn into presidency after resignation of Jânio Quadros. After a Campanha da Legalidade, civil campaign and support from legalist members of the military, it is averted when a parliamentary regime is adopted, curbing presidential powers (later reverted)
# September 12, 1963: Displeased lower-ranking military personnel make a rebellion in Brasília after the Supreme Federal Court reaffirms their ineligibility for legislative posts, in the :pt:Revolta dos sargentos, Sergeants' Revolt
# 1964 Brazilian coup d'état, March 31, 1964: Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco overthrows João Goulart, establishing the 21-year-long Brazilian military government, dictatorshipPage 141
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# August 31, 1969: Brazilian Military Junta of 1969, The military prevents Pedro Aleixo, civilian vice-president and legal successor according to the military dictatorship recently enabled constitution, from assuming power after Artur da Costa e Silva, Costa e Silva suffers a stroke.
# 2023 invasion of the Brazilian Congress, January 8, 2023: Following several weeks of protests, supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the Praça dos Três Poderes in an attempt to overthrow the democratically elected President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Luiz Inácio "Lula" da Silva, rejecting the electoral result of the 2022 general election and calling for a military coup d'état like the one of 1964. Despite initial leniency of the police forces, the insurrection failed and the Praça was clear in a few hours, with the rioters arrested.

Bulgaria

#April 27, 1881: A self-coup of Knyaz Alexander of Battenberg, who dismissed the government of Petko Karavelov and suspended the Tarnovo Constitution.
#Bulgarian coup d'état of 1886, August 9, 1886: An attempted dethronement of Knyaz Alexander of Battenberg.
#Bulgarian coup d'état of 1923, June 9, 1923: The overthrows Aleksandar Stamboliyski and installs coup leader Aleksandar Tsankov in power.
#September uprising, 14–29 September 1923: Staged in September 1923 by the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP) under Comintern pressure and attempted to overthrow Alexander Tsankov's new government of Bulgaria that had come to power with the coup d'état of 9 June. Besides its communist base, the uprising was also supported by agrarians and anarchists. The uprising's goal was the "establishment of a government of workers and peasants" in Bulgaria.
#Bulgarian coup d'état of 1934, May 19, 1934: Zveno, led by Kimon Georgiev with the help of the overthrows the coalition government led by the Democratic Party (Bulgaria), Democratic Party.
#Bulgarian coup d'état of 1944, September 9, 1944: Zveno and the Bulgarian Fatherland Front, Fatherland Front, led by Kimon Georgiev, overthrows Konstantin Muraviev after the Nagykanizsa–Körmend Offensive, Soviet invasion of Bulgaria.Page 725
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#Bulgarian coup d'état attempt of 1965, April, 1965: A plot within the Bulgarian Communist Party to overthrow Todor Zhivkov and establish an Anti-Sovietism, anti-Soviet Communist government was foiled.

Burkina Faso

#January 3, 1966: Lieutenant Colonel Sangoulé Lamizana 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état, overthrows President Maurice Yaméogo.
#February 8, 1974: 1974 Upper Voltan coup d'état
#November 25, 1980: Colonel Saye Zerbo 1980 Upper Voltan coup d'état, overthrows President of Burkina Faso, President Sangoulé Lamizana.
#November 7, 1982: Major Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo 1982 Upper Voltan coup d'état, overthrows President Saye Zerbo.
#February 28, 1983: Failed 1983 Upper Voltan coup d'état attempt, coup attempt against President Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo.
#1983 Upper Voltan coup d'état, August 4, 1983: Captain Blaise Compaoré overthrows President Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, replacing him with Captain Thomas Sankara.
#October 15, 1987: Blaise Compaoré overthrows Thomas Sankara
#September 18, 1989: Alleged 1989 Burkinabé coup d'état attempt, failed coup attempt by senior officers against President Blaise Compaoré, Compaoré.
#October 2003: 2003 Burkina Faso coup d'état attempt
#2014 Burkina Faso uprising, October 30, 2014: Lt. Colonel Yacouba Isaac Zida overthrows current President Blaise Compaoré and briefly serves as head of state before selecting Michel Kafando as the new president. Days later, Kafando appointed Zida as acting Prime Minister.
#September 17, 2015: The presidential guard headed by Gilbert Diendéré 2015 Burkinabé coup d'état, overthrows Interim President Michel Kafando, one month before elections are due in the nation. However, the coup collapses one week later and Kafando is reinstalled.
#October 8, 2016: Blaise Compaore loyalists and former presidential guards failed to overthrow President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
#January 23, 2022: January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état
#September 30, 2022: September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état

Burundi

# July 8, 1966: Ntare V of Burundi, Ntare V overthrows Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi, Mwambutsa IVTimeline: Burundi
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# November 28, 1966: Michel Micombero overthrows Ntare V of Burundi, Ntare V
# November 10, 1976: Jean-Baptiste Bagaza overthrows Michel Micombero
# 1987 Burundian coup d'état, September 3, 1987: Pierre Buyoya overthrows Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
# 1996 Burundian coup d'état, July 25, 1996: Pierre Buyoya overthrows Sylvestre NtibantunganyaBurundi: Leaders are changing but human rights abuses continue unabated
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# 2015 Burundian coup d'état attempt, May 13–15, 2015: 2015 Burundian coup d'état attempt, Failed coup d'état led by General Godefroid Niyombare against President of Burundi, President Pierre Nkurunziza.

Cambodia

# Cambodian coup of 1970, March 18, 1970: Lon Nol overthrows Norodom SihanoukWho's who: Cambodia, Lon Nol
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# 1997 clashes in Cambodia, July 5, 1997: Hun Sen overthrows Norodom Ranariddh

Cameroon

# 1984 Cameroonian coup attempt, April 6, 1984: Presidential palace guards failed to overthrow president Paul Biya.

Central African Republic

# Saint-Sylvestre coup d'état, January 1, 1966: Jean-Bédel Bokassa overthrows David DackoPage 23
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# 1974: General Martin Lingoupou attempts to overthrow Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Bokassa.Mohamed M Diatta
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# 1975: Attempt to overthrow Bokassa.
# 1976: Groups of soldiers try to overthrow Bokassa.
# Operation Barracuda, September 21, 1979: David Dacko overthrows Jean-Bédel Bokassa by French military support
# David Dacko#Overthrown by Kolingba, September 1, 1981: André Kolingba overthrows David Dacko
# 1982: Ange-Félix Patassé, François Bozizé and Alphonse Mbaïkoua, attempt to overthrow André Kolingba.
# 1996: Soldiers attempt to overthrow Patassé.
# 2001 Central African Republic coup d'état attempt, May 27–28, 2001: Failed coup attempt against Ange-Félix Patassé
# 25–8 October 2002: François Bozizé attempts to overthrow Patassé.
# March 15, 2003: François Bozizé overthrows Ange-Félix Patassé
# Battle of Bangui, March 24, 2013: Michel Djotodia overthrows François Bozizé
# 26 September – 3 October 2015: Failed attempt by Haroun Gaye and Eugene Ngaïkosset to overthrow Catherine Samba-Panza.
# Central African Republic Civil War#Rebel alliance and advance, December 2020 – January 2021: Failed coup attempt by rebel groups led by former President François Bozizé against Faustin-Archange Touadéra

Chad

# Chadian coup of 1975, April 13, 1975: Noël Milarew Odingar overthrows François Tombalbaye
# June 7, 1982: Hissène Habré overthrows Goukouni Oueddei
# December 1, 1990: Idriss Déby overthrows Hissène Habré
# 2004 Chadian coup d'état attempt, May 16, 2004: 2004 Chadian coup d'état attempt, Failed coup against President Idriss Déby
# 2006 Chadian coup d'état attempt, March 14, 2006: 2006 Chadian coup d'état attempt, Failed coup against President Idriss Déby
# May 1, 2013: Failed coup against Idriss Déby.

Chile

# Conspiracy of the Tres Antonios, 1781: A failed attempt to declare Chile an independent republic
# Government Junta of Chile (1810), September 18, 1810: Government Junta of Chile (1810), A successful coup in favor of home rule in Chile
# Figueroa mutiny, April 1, 1811: Figueroa mutiny, A failed attempt to restore royal power in Chile
# 1811 chilean coup d'etat, September 4, 1811: 1811 chilean coup d'etat, A successful coup in favor of José Miguel Carrera
# Campino mutiny, 1827: Campino mutiny, A failed attempt to destroy the opposition to the federalist system
# June, 1828: San Fernando mutiny, of Pedro Urriola, José Antonio Vidaurre and the ''Maipo'' Battalion.
# Chilean Civil War of 1829–30, 1829: An armed conflict between conservatives and liberals over the constitutional regime
# 1831: Arauco rebellion, of Pedro Barnechea and Captain Uriarte
# 1832: Rebellion of Cazadores de Quechereguas Regiment, Under Cap. Eusebio Ruiz
# 1833: Arteaga Conspiracy, of General Zenteno and Coronel Picarte
# 1833: Cotapos revolution, of José Antonio Pérez de Cotapos
# Freire expedition, 1836: Fererie expedition, An invasion of Chiloé Island and failed attempt to depose the government
# Quillota mutiny, 1837: Quilotoa mutiny, A failed attempt to depose the government that resulted in the death of Diego Portales
# 1851 Chilean Revolution, 1851: An armed rebellion by liberals against the conservative President of Chile, President Manuel Montt
# 1859 Chilean revolution, 1859: A rekindling of the armed rebellion by liberals against the conservative President Manuel Montt started in 1851
# Chilean Civil War of 1891, 1891: An War, armed conflict between forces supporting National Congress of Chile, National Congress and forces that supported President of Chile, President José Manuel Balmaceda
# 1891–94: Several Balmacedist plots, Planned by Hernán De Abós y Padilla, Abos-Padilla, Nicanor Donoso, Diego Bahamondes, Luis Leclerc, Herminio Euth, José Domingo Briceño, Edmundo Pinto, Manuel and Emilio Rodríguez, Virgilio Talquino and Anselmo Blanlot against the new government
# Military league plot, 1912: A failed plot against President Ramon Barros Luco. In September, Gonzalo Bulnes the appointed leader of the plot, desisted.
# Armstrong-moore plot, 1919: A failed plot by Generals Guillermo Armstrong and Manuel Moore against President Juan Luis Sanfuentes
# Government Junta of Chile (1924), September 5, 1924: Government Junta of Chile (1924), A successful coup against President of Chile, President Arturo Alessandri
# 1925 Chilean coup d'état, January 23, 1925: 1925 Chilean coup d'état, A successful coup in which Carlos Ibáñez del Campo and Marmaduke Grove overthrew Luis Altamirano to Government Junta of Chile (1925), return President of Chile, President Arturo Alessandri to office
# Little red plane plot, September 21, 1930: A failed attempt against President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo by Marmaduke Grove
# 26 Jule 1931: Fall of Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, successful rebellion against Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Ibañez
# Chilean naval mutiny of 1931, September, 1931: A rebellion in the Chilean Navy against Vice President of Chile, Vice-president Manuel Trucco that ended with the fleet being bombed from the air.
# Norte Grande insurrection, December 25, 1931: Norte Grande insurrection, A failed Communist Party of Chile, Communist push against President of Chile, President Juan Esteban Montero
# Government Junta of Chile (1932), June 4, 1932: Government Junta of Chile (1932), A successful coup that resulted in the instauration of the Socialist Republic of Chile, in which Carlos Dávila overthrows Juan Esteban Montero
# Antofagasta coup d'etat, September 27, 1932: A successful coup of General Pedro Vignola that resulted in the resignation of President of Chile, President Bartolomé Blanche and the return to civilian rule
# Las mercedas' plot, 1933: A failed plot against President of Chile, President Arturo Alessandri. Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Pedro Vignola called "to resist the Milicia Republicana by any means"
# 1935: Humberto Videla's plot, failed rebellion of NCO's
# 1936: plot against Alessandri, By René Silva Espejo and Alejandro Lagos
# Seguro Obrero massacre, September 5, 1938: A failed National Socialist Movement of Chile, National Socialist attempt in favor of Carlos Ibáñez that resulted in the murder of 59 young party members
# Ariostazo, August 25, 1939: Ariostazo, A failed attempt of Ariosto Herrera against President of Chile, President Pedro Aguirre Cerda
# Pig potters' plot, 1948: A failed plot against President Gabriel González Videla
# Linea Recta affair, 1954: A failed plot to allow President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo to assume dictatorial powers
# Tanquetazo, June 29, 1973: A failed coup against President of Chile, President Salvador Allende
# 1973 Chilean coup d'état, September 11, 1973: A successful coup against President of Chile, President Salvador Allende (resulting in Death of Salvador Allende, his death), in favor of Augusto Pinochet

China

Chinese Empire

# February 2, 249: Incident at Gaoping Tombs Sima Yi threw a coup against the Cao Wei regent Cao Shuang
# July 2, 626: During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Prince Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin and his close followers killed Crown Prince Li Jiancheng and Prince Li Yuanji before taking complete control of the Tang dynasty, Tang government from Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Emperor Gaozu.
# February 960: Emperor Taizu of Song#Coup at Chen Bridge, Coup at Chen Bridge during the Later Zhou, Later Zhou dynasty, one of its distinguished military generals, Emperor Taizu of Song, Zhao Kuangyin, staged a coup d'état, forcing the last ruler of the dynasty, Guo Zongxun, Emperor Gong, to abdicate the throne in his favour. Thus the general Zhao Kuangyin became Emperor Taizu of Song, Emperor Taizu who founded the Song Dynasty, reigning from 960 until his death in 976.
# 4 September 1323: Coup d'état at Nanpo against Gegeen Khan (alias Emperor Yingzong of Yuan, or Shidibala).
# Tianjing incident, 1856: The Taiping rebellion East King Yang Xiuqing attempts to take control of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom from Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan but he and his followers are killed
# Xinyou Coup, 1861: With the help of Prince Gong (Qing dynasty), Prince Gong, Empress Dowager Cixi ousted eight regents (led by Sushun (Qing dynasty), Sushun) whom the Xianfeng Emperor had appointed on his deathbed to rule for the child Tongzhi Emperor.
# September 21, 1898: Wuxu Coup: In response to the Hundred Days' Reform, Empress Dowager Cixi takes power from the Guangxu Emperor.
# 1911 Revolution, February 12, 1912: Beiyang Army, Qing general Yuan Shikai, by agreement with Sun Yat-sen and his Provisional Government of the Republic of China (1912), Provisional Government, Emperor Puyi to abdicate and established the Beiyang government, ending the Qing dynasty, Qing Dynasty.

Republic of China

# Late 1913 – January 1914: Yuan Shikai crackdown the National Assembly (Republic of China), Chinese National Assembly.
# December 22, 1915: Yuan Shikai launches a self-coup by establishing the Empire of China (1915–1916), Empire of China, with himself as the Emperor of China.
# Manchu Restoration, June 14, 1917: Qing dynasty, Qing-loyalist general Zhang Xun (Qing loyalist), Zhang Xun overthrows Chinese President Li Yuanhong and later proclaim the Manchu Restoration, restoration of the Qing dynasty, Qing Empire with Puyi as emperor.
# July 12, 1917: Brief restoration attempt was crushed by Duan Qirui troops.
# July 19, 1920: Cao Kun and Zhang Zuolin overthrow Duan Qirui.
# January 25, 1922: Wu Peifu overthrow Liang Shiyi causing First Zhili-Fengtian War.
# October 23, 1924: Feng Yuxiang overthrow Cao Kun and establish Guominjun.
# April 18, 1926: Zhang Xueliang and Wu Peifu capture the capital Beijing and then sack city leading to the collapse of Beiyang government and nearly destruction of Guominjun fraction.
# April 12, 1927: Chiang Kai-shek order to Shanghai massacre of 1927, purge communists in his Kuomintang, Kuomintang party to ensure right wing dominance in the party.
# June 2, 1928: Yan Xishan (allied with Chiang Kai-shek) overthrow Zhang Zuolin.
# April 1930: Yan Xishan expels Chiang Kai-shek's supporters from Beijing, starting the Central Plains War.
# Xi'an Incident, 12 December 1936 – 25 December 1936: Zhang Xueliang kidnaps Chiang Kai-shek in an attempt to seize power and establish a Second United Front, united Anti-Japanese front with the Chinese Communist Party, Communist Party against the Japanese invasion of Manchuria, Japanese occupation of Manchuria.

People’s Republic of China

# October 6, 1976: the Gang of Four, which allegedly tried to take over the government after the death of chairman Mao Zedong in September, are arrested

Ciskei

# March 4, 1990: Oupa Gqozo and the Ciskei Defence Force, Ciskei Defense Force overthrow Lennox Sebe.Page 221
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Colombia

# December, 1853: José María Melo overthrows José María Obando
# July 31, 1900: the vicepresident José Manuel Marroquín overthrows Manuel Antonio Sanclemente
# July 10, 1944: coup attempt against Alfonso López Pumarejo by some soldiers
# Colombia Military Coup (1953), June 13, 1953: Gustavo Rojas Pinilla overthrows Laureano GómezPage 86
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Comoros

# August 3, 1975: Said Mohamed Jaffar and Bob Denard overthrow Ahmed Abdallah
# May 23, 1978: Ahmed Abdallah and Bob Denard overthrow Ali Soilih
# November 26, 1989: Said Mohamed Djohar and Bob Denard overthrow Ahmed Abdallah
# September 28, 1995: Bob Denard overthrows Said Mohamed Djohar for 7 days. (see Operation Azalee)
# April 30, 1999: Azali Assoumani overthrows Tadjidine Ben Said MassoundePage 753
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# April 20, 2013 A failed coup against President of Comoros, President Ikililou Dhoinine

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

# 1960 Republic of the Congo coup d'état, September 14, 1960: Joseph-Désiré Mobutu (later Mobutu Sese Seko) overthrows Patrice Lumumba
# 1965 Democratic Republic of the Congo coup d'état, November 25, 1965: Joseph-Désiré Mobutu (later Mobutu Sese Seko) overthrows Joseph Kasa-Vubu
# First Congo War#1997, May 16, 1997: Laurent-Désiré Kabila overthrows Mobutu Sese Seko, leading to the First Congo War

Congo, Republic of the

# August 15, 1963: Alphonse Massamba-Débat overthrows Fulbert Youlou
# September 4, 1968: Marien Ngouabi overthrows Alphonse Massamba-DébatTimeline: Republic of Congo
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# February 8, 1979: Denis Sassou Nguesso overthrows Joachim Yhombi-Opango
# October 25, 1997: Denis Sassou Nguesso overthrows Pascal Lissouba

Costa Rica

# April 27, 1870: Bruno Carranza overthrows Jesús Jiménez Zamora
# July 30, 1876: Vicente Herrera Zeledón overthrows Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz
# 1917 Costa Rican coup d'état, January 27, 1917: Federico Tinoco Granados overthrows Alfredo González Flores
#Costa Rican Civil War, April 24, 1948: José Figueres Ferrer overthrows Teodoro Picado Michalski
#Calderonista invasion of Costa Rica, January, 1955: Failed attempt to overthrow José Figueres Ferrer, Jose Figueres Ferrer

Cuba

# Sergeants' Revolt , September 3, 1933: Fulgencio Batista ousts Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada.
# 1952 Cuban coup d'état , March 10, 1952: Batista overthrows Carlos Prío Socarrás
# Cuban Revolution , Jan 1, 1959: Fidel Castro and his communist revolutionaries overthrow Fulgencio Batista government.

Curaçao

# December 1, 1796: Johann Lauffer overthrows Jan Jacob Beaujon as governor.

Cyprus

# 1972–73 Cypriot ecclesiastical coup attempt, 1972–1973: Three bishops of the Church of Cyprus, Greek Orthodox Church attempt to overthrow Makarios III, Archbishop Makarios III as President of Cyprus
# 1974 Cypriot coup d'état, July 15, 1974: Nikos Sampson, with support from EOKA B and the Cypriot National Guard, National Guard, overthrows Makarios III

Czechoslovakia

# Gajda Affair, 1926–28 Gajda Affair: Rumored coup plots by Radola Gajda and the Czechoslovak Army against President of Czechoslovakia, President Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk's government.
#1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état, February 25, 1948: the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia under Klement Gottwald eliminates all democratic elements from power.

Denmark

# 1660 by Frederick III of Denmark declares a 1660 state of emergency in Denmark, state of emergency after the Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660), Dano-Swedish War to forcibly implement an Absolute monarchy, absolute hereditary monarchy.
# 1772; Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel; her advisor Ove Høegh-Guldberg; and her son Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Hereditary Prince Frederick threw a palace coup against Queen Caroline Matilda of Great Britain and her lover Johann Friedrich Struensee, who had come to dominate the Denmark, Danish court due to the mental illness of King Christian VII of Denmark, Christian VII
# 1784; Frederick VI of Denmark, Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark overthrew Juliana Maria's clique

Dominica

#Operation Red Dog, April 27, 1981; Failed coup attempt by American and Canadian Neo-Nazism, Neo-Nazi white supremacist and Ku Klux Klan leaders James Alexander McQuirter and Don Black (white supremacist), Don Black to overthrow Prime Minister of Dominica, Prime Minister Eugenia Charles and restore Prime Minister of Dominica, Prime Minister Patrick John

Dominican Republic

# May 30, 1849: Pedro Santana overthrows Manuel Jiménes
# June 13, 1858: José Desiderio Valverde overthrows Buenaventura Báez
# 1963 Dominican coup d'état, September 25, 1963: Elías Wessin y Wessin overthrows Juan Bosch (politician), Juan Bosch, leading to the Dominican Civil War

Ecuador

# 1925 by Luis Telmo Paz y Miño
# 1935 by Federico Páez
# 1963 by Ramón Castro Jijón
# 1972 by Guillermo Rodríguez (politician), Guillermo Rodríguez
# 1975 failed attempt by General Raúl González Alvear
# 2000 Ecuadorean coup d'état, 2000 by Lucio Gutiérrez
#2010 Ecuador crisis, 2010 by the National Police of Ecuador

Egypt

# ʻUrabi revolt, 1879: Nationalist Revolution. Beginning of the History of Egypt under the British, British Occupation of Khedivate of Egypt, Egypt.
#Egyptian Revolution of 1919, 1919: Attempt to stop the History of Egypt under the British, British Occupation of Sultanate of Egypt, Egypt, The Kingdom of Egypt is Established and Recognised as an Independent State.
#Egyptian revolution of 1952, 1952: Mohamed Naguib, Muhammad Naguib and the Free Officers Movement (Egypt), Free Officers Movement overthrows Farouk of Egypt, ending the Kingdom of Egypt.
# February 27, 1954: Gamal Abdel Nasser overthrows Muhammad Naguib
# December, 1957: Prince Muhammad Abdel Moneim tries to overthrow Gamal Abdel Nasser, Nasser and restore the monarchy.
#Egyptian revolution of 2011, 2011: Hosni Mubarak Overthrown
#2013 Egyptian coup d'état, 2013: Mohamed Morsi Overthrown by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, General Abdel Fattah El Sisi

El Salvador

# 1931 Salvadoran coup d'état, December 2, 1931 by Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
# Palm Sunday Coup, April 2, 1944: Failed coup by the army.
# October 20, 1944 by Osmín Aguirre y Salinas
# December 14, 1948 by Manuel de Jesús Córdova
# October 26, 1960: A bloodless coup overthrows President José María Lemus
# January 25, 1961: A coup overthrows the junta established just a few months before.
# 1972 Salvadoran coup d'état attempt, March 25–26, 1972: Failed coup by the army.
# 1979 Salvadoran coup d'état, October 15, 1979: A coup d'état brought the Revolutionary Government Junta of El Salvador to power.

England

# 1603: Main Plot: Alleged Spanish-funded plot by courtiers led by Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham to overthrow James VI and I, King James I and replace him with his cousin Lady Arbella Stuart.
#5 November 1605: Gunpowder Plot: Failed plot by a group of provincial English Roman Catholic Church, Catholics, including Guy Fawkes, who attempted to kill King James I and much of the Protestantism, Protestant aristocracy by blowing up the Palace of Westminster, Houses of Parliament during the State Opening of Parliament.
# 1641: Army Plots (1641), Army Plots: alleged and real Cavalier, Royalist plans by Charles I of England, King Charles I to suppress the Parliament of England, English Parliament before the First English Civil War; exposed by Parliamentarians such as John Pym
# 1648: Pride's Purge: Parliamentarian troops under Colonel Thomas Pride purge the Long Parliament of those opposed to High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I, trying King Charles I for treason after the English Civil War, turning it into the republican Rump Parliament and leading directly to the execution of Charles I, abolition of the monarchy.
# 20 April 1653: Oliver Cromwell#Return to England and dissolution of the Rump Parliament: 1651–53, Dissolution of the Rump Parliament: Oliver Cromwell, with forty musketeers under the command of Charles Worsley, entered the English House of Commons, House of Commons and forcibly dissolved the Rump Parliament leading to Cromwell becoming The Protectorate, Lord Protector and instigating Rule of the Major-Generals, military rule.
# 1654: Gerard's conspiracy: abortive Royalist conspiracy to assassinate Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell
# Glorious Revolution, 1688–1689: The Glorious Revolution: William III of Orange invades England at the Invitation to William, invitation of the country's powerful Protestants, deposing the Catholic James II of England.

Equatorial Guinea

# August 3, 1979: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo overthrows Francisco Macías Nguema
# March 7, 2004: A 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, coup attempt is stopped before the plotters can arrive in country

Estonia

# December 1, 1924: 1924 Estonian coup d'état attempt, failed Communist coup attempt
# March 12, 1934: Konstantin Päts (Self-coup, self coup) and established an authoritarian rule.

Ethiopia

# 1910: ''Ras (title), Ras'' Tessema Nadew and ''Fitawrawi'' Habte Giyorgis against Empress Taytu Betul, Taytu, regent of the incapacitated Emperor of Ethiopia, Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia
# 1916: a group of aristocrats, including ''Fitawrawi'' Habte Giyorgis and ''Ras'' Tafari Makonnen, against Emperor Iyasu V of Ethiopia, Iyasu V.
# 1960 Ethiopian coup d'état attempt, December 13, 1960: A group failed to overthrow Emperor Haile Selassie during a state visit.
# September 12, 1974: Aman Mikael Andom overthrows Emperor Haile Selassie I
# November 17, 1974: Tafari Benti overthrows Aman Mikael Andom
# February 3, 1977: Mengistu Haile Mariam overthrows Tafari Benti, establishing the Derg
# 2019 Amhara Region coup d'état attempt, June 22, 2019: Failed coup against the regional government in Amhara Region; resulted in the death of several prominent Ethiopian civil and military officials

Fiji

# 1987 Fijian coups d'état, May 14, 1987: Sitiveni Rabuka overthrows Prime Minister of Fiji, Prime Minister Timoci Bavadra
# 1987 Fijian coups d'état, September 28, 1987: Sitiveni Rabuka overthrows Governor-General of Fiji, Governor General Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau and Queen of Fiji, Queen Elizabeth II. Republic is proclaimed
# 2000 Fijian coup d'état, May 19, 2000: George Speight overthrows Mahendra Chaudhry
# 2006 Fijian coup d'état, December 5, 2006: Frank Bainimarama overthrows Laisenia Qarase

Finland

# Finnish People's Delegation, 27 January 1918: The radical left wing Finnish People's Delegation, Labour Movement failed to overthrow the Senate of Finland, Finnish Senate.
# Mäntsälä rebellion, February 27 – March 6, 1932: The radical nationalist Lapua Movement failed to overthrow the Finnish Government, Finnish government.
#Pro-Soviet Union, Soviet Finnish Communist Party, Finnish Communist plot to overthrow the Finnish Government, Finnish government in 1948 (cancelled).

France

Ancien Régime

# Surprise of Meaux, 1567: Failed plot by Louis, Prince of Condé (1530–1569), Louis, Prince of Condé to kidnap Charles IX of France, King Charles IX, causing the Second War of Religion, Second French War of Religion

Revolutionary France and First Republic

# 10 August 1792: The Paris Commune (French Revolution), Paris Commune rallied Republican France, Republican fédérés and National Guard (France), National Guard troops to storm the Tuileries Palace, effectively deposing the Ancien Régime, French monarchy and imprisoning Louis XVI, King Louis XVI
# Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793, 31 May – 2 June 1793: The Mountain, Montagnard-aligned ''sans-culottes'' arrest all leading Girondins, Girondin ministers and deputies and execute them
# Thermidorian Reaction, 26–28 July 1794: A conspiracy of anti-Robespierrist Montagnards form an alliance to have de facto dictator Maximilien Robespierre, Robespierre and his associates arrested and executed; they escape but are arrested again and executed
# Insurrection of 12 Germinal, Year III, 1 April 1795: Unarmed citizens occupied the National Convention, but were driven out by the National Guard (France), National Guard without bloodshed
# 13 Vendémiaire, 5 October 1795: A royalist attempt to seize power in Paris during the War in the Vendée, Vendée rebellion is crushed by the French Revolutionary Army under the command of Napoleon, Napoleon Bonaparte
# Coup of 18 Fructidor, 4 September 1797: The French Directory, with the support of the military, deposes the royalists
# Conspiracy of the Equals, May 1796: Failed radical attempt to overthrow the Directory led by Gracchus Babeuf
# Law of 22 Floréal Year VI, 11 May 1798: The French Directory dismisses 106 Jacobin deputies from the Council of Five Hundred.
# Coup of 30 Prairial VII, 18 June 1799: The Councils obtain the removal of three out of the five members of the French Directory through military pressure, leaving Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès as the dominant member of the French government.
# Coup of 18 Brumaire, 9 November 1799: Napoleon, Napoleon Bonaparte overthrows the French Directory and installs the French Consulate
# Pichegru Conspiracy, February 1804: A foiled royalist plot to overthrow the French Consulate, Napoleonic Consulate

First Empire

# Malet coup of 1812, 23 October 1812: General Claude François de Malet fails to remove Napoleon from power while he was away on the French invasion of Russia, Russian Campaign

Second Republic

# French coup d'etat of 1851, 2 December 1851: Napoleon III, Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, then president of France, dissolves the National Assembly (France), National Assembly and becomes the sole ruler of the country. In the following year, he would restore the Second French Empire, French Empire after a 1852 French Second Empire referendum, referendum.

Third Republic

# French coup attempt of 1899, 23 February 1899: Paul Déroulède attempts to overthrow the French Third Republic

Fourth Republic

# May 1958 crisis in France, 13 May 1958: A partial coup d'état led by Pierre Lagaillarde, after which Charles de Gaulle is brought back to power and established the French Fifth Republic

Fifth Republic

# Algiers putsch of 1961, 21–26 April 1961: A failed coup d'état against President of France, President Charles de Gaulle intended to prevent a withdrawal from French Algeria
# 2021: under the coordination of a conspirationist leader, around 300 followers (including policemen and military forces) aimed to overthrow Emmanuel Macron

Gabon

# 1964 Gabonese coup d'état, February 17–18, 1964: A group of Demographics of Gabon, Gabonese officers overthrows President of Gabon, President Leon Mba
# 2019 Gabonese coup d'état attempt, January 7, 2019: Demographics of Gabon, Gabonese soldiers seizing the national radio in an attempted coup against Ali Bongo Ondimba.

The Gambia

# July 22, 1994: Yahya Jammeh 1994 Gambian coup d'état, overthrows Dawda Jawara
# December 30, 2014: a failed 2014 Gambian coup d'état attempt, coup against Yahya Jammeh led by Former head of the presidential guards Lamin Sanneh
# December 20, 2022: 2022 Gambian coup d'état attempt - A few soldiers allegedly tried to overthrow the government of President of The Gambia, President Adama Barrow.

Georgia

# 3 May 1920: 1920 Georgian coup attempt, a failed Bolshevik coup against the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
# Jan 6, 1992: Tengiz Kitovani and Jaba Ioseliani overthrow Zviad Gamsakhurdia

Germany

Weimar Republic

# Spartacist uprising, January 1919: The Spartacus League attempts to overthrow the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Social Democratic-dominated Council of the People's Deputies, Council of People's Deputies; suppressed by the Reichswehr and the Freikorps.
# Kapp Putsch, March 1920: Various Freikorps led by Wolfgang Kapp and Walther von Lüttwitz attempt to overthrow Weimar Republic; seize control of Berlin but are suppressed with a general strike.
# Beer Hall Putsch, November 8, 1923: failed attempt by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler with Erich Ludendorff to seize control of Bavaria and overthrow Gustav Ritter von Kahr, Gustav Ritter von Kahr's state government in Munich; suppressed by the ''Reichswehr'' and the police.

”Third Reich”

# March 23, 1933: By the Enabling Act of 1933, the Chancellor Adolf Hitler assumes full powers in a self-coup.
# 1938: Oster conspiracy: Plan by Hans Oster and other high-ranking members of the Wehrmacht to overthrow the Nazi Germany, Nazi dictatorship and crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1906–1940), Prince William of Prussia as German Emperor, Emperor of a revived House of Hohenzollern, Hohenzollern Dynasty if Germany went to war with Czechoslovakia over the Sudetenland; never carried out due to the Munich Agreement
# 20 July plot, July 20, 1944: Members of the German Resistance to Nazism, German resistance led by Claus von Stauffenberg attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler and seize control from the Nazi Party; bombed the Wolf's Lair in Rastenburg, East Prussia, but failed to kill Hitler.

Federal Republic

# 2022 German coup d'état plot, December 7, 2022: Police arrested 25 people for allegedly planning a coup. Part of the alleged plot included storming the Bundestag, the German parliament building.

Ghana

# National Liberation Council, February 24, 1966: Joseph Arthur Ankrah overthrows Kwame Nkrumah
# Operation Guitar Boy, April 17, 1967: Failed military coup
# January 13, 1972: Ignatius Kutu Acheampong overthrows Kofi Abrefa Busia
# July 5, 1978: Fred Akuffo overthrows Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
# June 4, 1979: Jerry John Rawlings overthrows Fred Akuffo
# December 31, 1981: Jerry John Rawlings overthrows Hilla Limann

Greece

# 1831: A naval mutiny organized by Andreas Miaoulis against the government of Ioannis Kapodistrias, leading to the burning of the fleet on 13 August in the port of Poros
# 1831: after the assassination of Kapodistrias, a revolt against his brother Augustinos Kapodistrias, Augustinos forced the Greek Senate, Senate to take refuge in Astros, Greece, Astros
# 3 September 1843 Revolution, 3 September 1843: King Otto of Greece, Otto was forced to grant Greece its first Greek Constitution of 1844, Constitution
# 23 October 1862 Revolution, 23 October 1862: leading to the departure of King Otto and Amalia of Oldenburg, his queen, first step towards the 1862 Greek head of state referendum which resulted in Prince William of Denmark becoming George I of Greece, George I, the King of the Hellenes
# 15 August 1909: The Goudi coup was staged against the government of Dimitrios Rallis, which brought Eleftherios Venizelos to the Greek political scene
# 17 August 1916: The National Defence coup d'état of Venizelos supporters in Thessaloniki led to the establishment of the Provisional Government of National Defence
# 11 September 1922 Revolution, 11 September 1922: Led by Colonels Nikolaos Plastiras and Stylianos Gonatas and Commander Dimitrios Phokas, culminating in the abdication of King Constantine I of Greece, Constantine I
# 11 October 1923: Leonardopoulos–Gargalidis coup d'état attempt led by the royalist officers
# 25 June 1925: Greek coup d'état brought General Theodoros Pangalos (general), Theodoros Pangalos to power
# 1926 Greek coup d'état on 22 August 1926, overthrow of General Pangalos by General Georgios Kondylis
# 1933 Greek coup d'état attempt on 6 March 1933, led by republican General Nikolaos Plastiras
# 1935 Greek coup d'état attempt on 1 March 1935, led by General Plastiras and Venizelos
# 1935 Greek coup d'état on 10 October 1935, led by General Kondylis, signalling the end of the Second Hellenic Republic and leading to the restoration of King George II of Greece, George II to the throne, according to a 1935 Greek monarchy referendum, referendum
# 4 August 1936: General Ioannis Metaxas established the 4th of August Regime
# 28 July 1938: 1938 Greek coup d'état attempt, Greek coup d'état attempt rebellion in Crete against the 4th of August Regime
# 31 May 1951: Attempted coup d'état of a group of right-wing officers named Sacred Link of Greek Officers (IDEA)
# 21 April 1967: Greek military junta of 1967–1974#Coup d'état of 21 April, Greek coup d'état, performed by a group of right-wing army officers led by Brigadier General Stylianos Pattakos and Colonels Georgios Papadopoulos and Nikolaos Makarezos, established the Greek military junta of 1967–74, Regime of the Colonels
# 13 December 1967: Greek military junta of 1967–1974#King's counter-coup, Greek counter-coup attempt led by King Constantine II of Greece, Constantine II against the Regime of the Colonels. The failure of the counter-coup forced the King to leave Greece definitively
# 23 May 1973: The Velos mutiny against the Regime of the Colonels. The crew of the destroyer ''USS Charrette#Hellenic Navy, HNS Velos (D-16)'', under the command of Nikolaos Pappas, demanded political asylum in Italy, while the rest of the mutiny in Greek territory is suppressed
# 25 November 1973: The aftermath of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. The coup resulted in overthrow of Colonel Papadopoulos by hardliners around General Dimitrios Ioannidis
# 24 February 1975: Pyjamas coup attempt by certain officers to overthrow the government of Konstantinos Karamanlis

Grenada

# March 13, 1979: Maurice Bishop overthrows Eric Gairy
# October 14, 1983: Bernard Coard overthrows Maurice Bishop
# Invasion of Grenada, October 19, 1983: Hudson Austin overthrows Bernard Coard

Guam

# 1898 by José Sisto overthrows Francisco Portusach Martínez as Governor of Guam after Martinez received the position following the Capture of Guam, American capture of Guam during the Spanish–American War, Spanish-American War
# 1898 by Venancio Roberto and several islanders overthrew José Sisto, who was eventually reappointed to his old position by the Federal government of the United States, U.S. federal government

Guatemala

#1954 Guatemalan coup d'état, June 27, 1954: Carlos Castillo Armas overthrows Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán's Revolutionary Action Party government; assisted by the CIA in Operation PBSuccess, Operation PBSUCCESS.
# March 31, 1963 under Enrique Peralta Azurdia
# March 23, 1982 under Efraín Ríos Montt

Guinea

# 1984 Guinean coup d'état, April 3, 1984: Lansana Conté overthrows Louis Lansana Beavogui
# December 24, 2008: Moussa Dadis Camara overthrows Aboubacar Somparé in what became known as the Christmas Coup.
# 2021 Guinea coup d'état, September 5, 2021: Mamady Doumbouya overthrows Alpha Condé

Guinea-Bissau

# November 14, 1980: João Bernardo Vieira overthrows Luís Cabral
# May 7, 1999: Ansumane Mané overthrows João Bernardo Vieira
# September 14, 2003: Veríssimo Correia Seabra overthrows Kumba Ialá
# April 12, 2012: 2012 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état, Army overthrows the government.
# February 1, 2022: 2022 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état attempt, Failed attempt to overthrow the government

Haiti

# October 17, 1806: Henri Christophe and Alexandre Pétion overthrow Emperor of Haiti, Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Jacques I
# Feb 13, 1843: Charles Rivière-Hérard overthrows Jean-Pierre Boyer
# May 3, 1844: Philippe Guerrier overthrows Charles Rivière-Hérard
# March 24, 1846: Jean-Baptiste Riché overthrows Jean-Louis Pierrot
# January 15, 1859: Fabre Geffrard overthrows Emperor Faustin Soulouque, Faustin I
# August 26, 1867: Sylvain Salnave overthrows Fabre Geffrard
# December 27, 1869: Nissage Saget overthrows Sylvain Salnave
# April 16, 1876: Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal overthrows Michel Domingue
# October 19, 1888: François Denys Légitime overthrows Lysius Salomon
# October 17, 1889: Florvil Hyppolite overthrows François Denys Légitime
# December 21, 1902: Pierre Nord Alexis overthrows Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal
# December 2, 1908: François C. Antoine Simon overthrows Pierre Nord Alexis
# August 3, 1911: Cincinnatus Leconte overthrows François C. Antoine Simon, Antoine Simon
# January, 1914: Oreste Zamor overthrows Michel Oreste
# November 7, 1914: Joseph Davilmar Théodore overthrows Oreste Zamor
# February 25, 1915: Vilbrun Guillaume Sam overthrows Joseph Davilmar Théodore
# July 28, 1915: Mulatto uprising overthrows and kills Vilbrun Guillaume Sam
# January 11, 1946: Military junta overthrows Élie Lescot
# May 10, 1950: Paul Eugène Magloire against Dumarsais Estimé
# April 4, 1957: Leon Cantave overthrows Franck Sylvain
# June 14, 1957: Antonio Thrasybule Kébreau overthrows Daniel Fignolé
# July 1958 Haitian coup d'état attempt, July 28–29, 1958: Pasquet, Dominique, Perpignan failed attempt Francois Duvalier
# February 6, 1986: Jean-Claude Duvalier, Jean Claude Duvalier goes into exile. He is replaced by the National Governing Council
#June 1988 Haitian coup d'état, June 20, 1988: Henri Namphy overthrows Leslie Manigat
# September 1988 Haitian coup d'état, September 17, 1988: Prosper Avril overthrows Henri Namphy
# September 30, 1991: Raoul Cédras overthrows Jean-Bertrand Aristide
# 2004 Haitian coup d'état, 5–29 February 2004: ousted President of Haiti, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide during his second term

Hawaii

# January 17, 1893: Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. A ''coup d'état'' against Queen Liliuokalani, Liliʻuokalani on the island of Oahu by subjects of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Citizenship of the United States, United States citizens, and foreign residents residing in Honolulu. A majority of the insurgents were foreigners. They prevailed upon American minister John L. Stevens to call in the United States Marine Corps, U.S. Marines to protect United States interests, an action that effectively buttressed the rebellion. The revolutionaries established the Republic of Hawaii, but their ultimate goal was the annexation of the islands to the United States, which Annexation of Hawaii, occurred in 1898.

Honduras

# 1827 Honduran coup d'état, May 10, 1827: José Justo Milla overthrows Dionisio de Herrera
# Honduran military junta of 1956–1957, October 21, 1956
# 1963 Honduran coup d'état, October 3, 1963 under Oswaldo López Arellano
# December 4, 1972 under Oswaldo López Arellano
# 1975 Honduran coup d'état, April 22, 1975 under Juan Alberto Melgar Castro
# 1978 Honduran coup d'état, August 7, 1978 under Policarpo Paz García
# 2009 Honduran coup d'état, June 28, 2009

Hungary

# István Friedrich#Coup d'état of 1919, August 7, 1919: István Friedrich overthrows the Social Democratic Party of Hungary, MSZDP government of Gyula Peidl
# Operation Panzerfaust, October 15–16, 1944: Ferenc Szálasi and the Arrow Cross Party, supported by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS, overthrow Regent Miklós Horthy to prevent him from signing an armistice with the Allied Powers (World War II), Allied Powers.
#Ferenc Nagy#Coup d'état of 1947, May 28–31, 1947: Mátyás Rákosi and the Hungarian Communist Party overthrow Ferenc Nagy's government by arresting members of the National Assembly (Hungary), National Assembly.
#Hungarian Revolution of 1956#Soviet intervention of 4 November, November 4, 1956: the Soviet Army invades Hungary and overthrows Imre Nagy, replacing him with János Kádár.

Indonesia

# 3 July Affair, 1946 Indonesian coup attempt
# APRA coup d'état, 1950 Indonesian Coup.
# President Sukarno's 1959 Decree, 1959 Indonesian constitutional coup
# 30 September Movement, Sep 30, 1965: A failed coup attempt that is blamed to the Communist Party of Indonesia.
# Supersemar, March 11, 1966: Suharto overthrows Sukarno (see Transition to the New Order)
#May 1998 riots of Indonesia
#Impeachment of Abdurrahman Wahid

Iran

# Persian Revolt, 552 BC: Persian Revolt: Cyrus the Great led the Persis to declare independence from and then conquer the Medes, Median Empire, establishing the Achaemenid Empire.
#Darius the Great#Accession, 522 BC: Darius I's revolt against Bardiya
#338 BC: Assassination of Artaxerxes III and his family by Bagoas. Artaxerxes IV becomes the new King of Kings.
#336 BC: Bagoas kills Artaxerxes IV by poison. Rise of Darius III to the throne.
#309: Assassination of Adur Narseh by the Wuzurgan, nobles; His infant brother, Shapur II, becomes the new King of Kings.
#420: Assassination and deposition of Yazdegerd I by the nobles.
#488: Deposition of Balash by Sukhra, in favor of the shah's nephew, Kavad I.
#496: The nobles depose Kavad I and install Jamasp as the new King of Kings, shah of shahs of Iran and Aniran.
#590: Coup d'état by Vistahm and Vinduyih against Hormizd IV, in favor of his son, Khosrow II.
#590: General Bahram Chobin revolts against the Sassanid Empire, Sassanian government and captures Ctesiphon. Khosrow II flees to Constantinople.
#Khosrow II#Overthrow and death, 628: Overthrow of Khosrow II by his son Kavad II.
#630: Siege of Ctesiphon (629), Siege of Ctesiphon by the military commander Shahrbaraz. Execution of king Ardashir III.
#631: Rostam Farrokhzad captures Ctesiphon, kills Azarmidokht and installs Boran as the queen of queens of Iran and Aniran.
#Nader Shah#Fall of the Safavid dynasty, 1732: Nader Shah overthrows Tahmasp II
#Mohammad Khan Baluch's Rebellion, 1733: Governor of the Kohgiluyeh County, Kuhgiluyeh's rebellion against Safavid Empire
#Nader Shah#Fall of the Safavid dynasty, 1736: Deposition of Abbas III, the nominal ruler of Iran, by Nader Shah. The official end of the Safavid dynasty of Iran.
#Moḥammad Taqi Khan Shirazi's Rebellion, 1744: Beylerbey of Fars province's rebellion against Nader Shah
# Afsharid dynasty#Civil war and downfall of the Afsharids, 1747: Assassination of Nader Shah in support of Adil Shah.
# Afsharid dynasty#Civil war and downfall of the Afsharids, 1748: Ebrahim Afshar (brother of Adil Shah) defeated and blinded him and took the throne.
# Afsharid dynasty#Civil war and downfall of the Afsharids, 1748: Assassination of Ebrahim Afshar by command of Shahrukh Afshar
# Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar#Assassination, 1798: Assassination of Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar in support of Sadiq Khan Shaqaqi
# 1908 bombardment of the Majlis, 1908: Bombardment of the National Consultative Majlis, Majlis by Vladimir Liakhov in support of Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar.
# 1921 Persian coup d'état, 1921: Coup d'état by Reza Shah Pahlavi, Reza Khan Mirpanj (later Reza Shah Pahlavi) and Zia'eddin Tabatabaee during the reign of Ahmad Shah Qajar.
# 1953 Iranian coup d'état, 1953: Coup d'état against Prime Minister of Iran, Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh in support of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi; sponsored by the CIA and MI6 in retaliation for the nationalization of Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Anglo-Iranian Oil.
# Nojeh coup plot, 1980: Failed coup d'état by a group of Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iranian Armed Forces officers against the Islamic Revolution, newly established Islamic Republic of Iran, Islamic regime.

Iraq

# 1936 Iraqi coup d'état, October 20, 1936: Bakr Sidqi overthrows Yasin al-Hashimi
# 1941 Iraqi coup d'état, April 1, 1941: Rashid Ali al-Gaylani overthrows 'Abd al-Ilah with the support of the Axis Powers, leading to the Anglo-Iraqi War
# 14 July Revolution, July 14, 1958: Abdul Karim Qassim against King Faisal II, ending the Kingdom of Iraq, Hashemite monarchy in Iraq.
# Ramadan Revolution, February 8, 1963: Abdul Salam Arif and Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr overthrow Abdul Karim Qassim
# November 1963 Iraqi coup d'état, November 11, 1963: Pro-Nasserist officers of the Iraqi Armed Forces oust the Ba'ath Party (Iraqi-dominated faction), Ba'ath Party from government
# 17 July Revolution, July 17, 1968: Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr overthrows Abdul Rahman Arif, establishing the Ba'athist Iraq, Ba'athist dictatorship.

Italy

# Faliero coup, 1355: Attempt by Doge Marino Faliero to overthrow the Republic of Venice
#March on Rome, 1922: Fascist coup d'état: Benito Mussolini and his National Fascist Party's Blackshirts, Blackshirt militias attempt to overthrow Prime Minister Luigi Facta with an insurrection in Rome; successful when King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III refused to allow Facta to declare a state of martial law
# 1943: The 24 July coup to remove Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister of Italy, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy and replace him with Marshal Pietro Badoglio; Count Dino Grandi and the Grand Council of Fascism voted overwhelmingly to ask King of Italy, King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, Victor Emmanuel to resume his full constitutional powers and, on the following day, the King summoned Mussolini to his palace and dismissed him.
# Piano Solo, 1964: Alleged Coup attempted by military groups.
# Golpe Borghese, 1970: Coup attempt by Neo-fascism, neo-fascist groups led by Junio Valerio Borghese, a former Regia Marina, Italian Royal Navy commander of World War II; failed after the Central Intelligence Agency, CIA and NATO refused to support it

Ivory Coast

# 1999 Ivorian coup d'état, December 24, 1999: Robert Guéï overthrows Henri Konan Bédié, Henri Konan Bédie

Japan

# Lunar August, 456 AD: Historical texts state that Mayuwa no Ōkimi (:ja:眉輪王) assassinated reigning ''Ōkimi'' Emperor Ankō (安康天皇) over the alleged killing of his father. According to Nihonshiki, the influential Omi, Ōomi Katsuragi no Tsubura was also killed by arson, whereas the Kojiki says he took his own life. This potentially could have been a coup attempt as the two most senior statesmen were targeted and eliminated, nevertheless the plotter is not indicated to have wanted to assume the Chrysanthemum Throne, throne, instead Emperor Yuryaku ascended 3 months later.
# 479 AD – Prince Hoshikawa Rebellion: Failed attempt by Prince Hoshikawa to gain the throne
# 498 AD: Omi, Ōomi Heguri no Matori briefly takes over Yamato Japan's government in a briefly successful coup upon the death of Emperor Ninken, before being defeated and killed by Otomo no Kanamura, who raised Emperor Buretsu to the throne.
Over a century later, in 632 A.D. the title ''Okimi, Hiroshima, Ōkimi'' was posthumously reassigned to the term ''Tenno''. This term is currently equated with Emperor of Japan, Emperor.
# Isshi Incident, 645 AD: Soga no Iruka was assassinated in a successful coup, with one of the coup plotters becoming the next Emperor. (Taika Reform)
# Fujiwara no Nakamaro Rebellion, 764 AD: Failed coup by Fujiwara no Nakamaro to overthrow Retired Empress Kōken and the monk Dōkyō.
# Hōgen rebellion, 1156: Emperor Go-Shirakawa defeats his rival Jōkō Emperor Sutoku.
# Heiji rebellion, 1160: The Minamoto clan took up arms against the Taira clan, the Taira clan emerges victorious.
# Siege of Hōjūjidono, 1184: Amidst the Genpei War, Minamoto no Yoshinaka, Kiso Yoshinaka ambushes Hōjūjidono, confining Emperor Go-Toba and Cloistered Emperor Go-Shirakawa.
# Tainei-ji incident, 1551: Sue Takafusa (later known as Sue Harukata) launches a rebellion against Ōuchi Yoshitaka, hegemon ''daimyō'' of western Japan, leading the latter to commit ''seppuku''.
# Mito Rebellion, 1864–65: The Mito Rebellion of Takeda Kōunsai; rebellion in the Mito Domain in support of the ''sonnō jōi'' policy
# 1866–68: The Meiji Restoration and modernization revolution in Japan. Samurai uprising leads to overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa Shogunate and establishment of "modern" parliamentary, Western-style system under the Meiji (era), Meiji era.
# March Incident, March 1931: An aborted coup by the Sakurakai to overthrow Prime Minister Osachi Hamaguchi and form a new government led by Army Minister Kazushige Ugaki.
# October Incident, October 21, 1931: An aborted coup also by the Sakurakai
# May 15 Incident, May 15, 1932: A failed coup by members of the Imperial Japanese Navy resulting in the assassination of Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi
# Military Academy Incident, November 1934: A failed coup by members of the Imperial Japanese Army to achieve a Shōwa Restoration.
# February 26 Incident, February 26, 1936: A failed coup by the Imperial Way Faction in the Imperial Japanese Army against Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister Keisuke Okada's government.
# Kyūjō Incident, August 14–15, 1945: A failed coup against the Hirohito, Emperor Hirohito by members of the Ministry of the Army, Japanese War Ministry and the Imperial Guard (Japan), Imperial Guard opposed to surrendering to the Allies of World War II, Allied Powers at the end of World War II; failed after failing to convince the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office, Imperial Japanese Army General Staff and the Eastern District Army (Japan), Eastern District Army to join
# Matsue Incident, August 24, 1945: A failed coup by dissidents opposed to surrender led by Isao Okazaki in Matsue.
# December 12, 1961: :ja:三無事件, Sanyuu Incident, an aborted coup by retired right wing members of the Imperial Japanese Army
# Mishima Incident, November 25, 1970: An aborted coup by author Yukio Mishima, who attempted to convince the Japan Self-Defense Forces to overturn the Constitution of Japan, 1947 Constitution.

Jordan

# Black September in Jordan, 1970: Failed Palestine Liberation Organization coup attempt against Hussein of Jordan, King Hussein; King Hussein retaliated with Black September conflict driving the PLO to Lebanon.
# 2021 arrests in Jordan, 2021: Failed coup attempt by Prince Hamzah bin Hussein to overthrow his half-brother, King of Jordan, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Abdullah II

Kenya

# 1982 Kenyan coup d'état attempt, 1st August 1982: attempted coup by Kenya Air Force personnel to overthrow the Daniel arap Moi government; captured Moi Air Base, Eastleigh Air Base and parts of Nairobi before collapsing

Korea, North

# ca 1967, Kapsan Faction Incident: Attempt by faction of former anti-Japanese guerrillas led by Pak Kum-chol to overthrow Kim Il-sung, end the North Korean cult of personality, cult of personality, and introduce economic reforms. Led to a crackdown and purges in the Korean Workers' Party, as well as the implementation of the Ten Principles for the Establishment of a Monolithic Ideological System.

Korea, South

# May 16 coup, May 16, 1961: Park Chung Hee overthrew the Second Republic of Korea led by Yun Posun, Yun Po-seon and replaced it with the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction
# October Restoration, October 17, 1972: President of South Korea, President Park Chung-hee, Park Chung Hee lead a coup to restore total presidential authority after his party underperformed in elections, creating the Fourth Republic of Korea.
# Coup d'état of December Twelfth, December 12, 1979: Major General Chun Doo-hwan of the Defense Security Command arrested Republic of Korea Army Chief of Staff Jeong Seung-hwa and his allies, creating the Fifth Republic of Korea.
# Coup d'état of May Seventeenth, May 17, 1980: General Chun Doo-Hwan extended martial law, banned political activities and forced universities to close.

Laos

# 1960 Laotian coups#Phoumi Nosavan's rise to power, 25 December 1959: Coup by Captain Kong Le established General Phoumi Nosavan in charge
# 1960 Laotian coups#Kong Le's coup, 9 August 1960: Captain Kong Le overthrew General Phoumi
# 1960 Laotian counter-coup, 16 December 1960: General Phoumi won counter-coup in Battle of Vientiane
# 1964 Laotian coups#Siho's coup, 18 April 1964: Police General Siho Lamphouthacoul seized power for five days
# 1964 Laotian coups#Phoumi's coup, 4 August 1964: General Phoumi's attempt fails
# 1965 Laotian coups, 31 January 1965: Colonel Bounleut Saycocie's and General Phoumi's independent attempts both fail
# 1966 Laotian coup: General Thao Ma's coup by air strike fails
# 1973 Laotian coup: General Thao Ma's coup via air strike fails
# 2007 Laotian coup d'état conspiracy allegation, 2007 Laotian coup failed coup by Vang Pao, General Vang Pao

Latvia

# Kārlis Ulmanis#Authoritarian régime, May 15, 1934: Kārlis Ulmanis dissolved the Saeima (Parliament of latvia, Parliament) and established an authoritarian rule.

Lebanon

# 1961 Lebanese coup d'état attempt, December 31, 1961: A failed coup attempt conducted by the Syrian Social Nationalist Party, Syrian Socialist Nationalist Party.

Lesotho

# January 18, 1986: Justin Metsing Lekhanya overthrows Leabua Jonathan
# November 12, 1990: Justin Metsing Lekhanya overthrows King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
# May 2, 1991: Elias Phisoana Ramaema overthrows Justin Metsing Lekhanya
# 2014 Lesotho political crisis#Coup d'état, August 30, 2014: A failed coup attempt

Liberia

# October 26, 1871: President Edward James Roye is deposed by the people of Monrovia.
# 1980 Liberian coup d'état, April 12, 1980: Master Sergeant Samuel K. Doe overthrows President William R. Tolbert, Jr.
# September 9, 1990: Prince Johnson overthrows President Samuel K. Doe

Libya

# 1969 Libyan coup d'état, September 1, 1969: Muammar al-Gaddafi overthrows King Idris I of Libya and establishes a republic.
# April 17, 2013: an attempt Libyan coup against Prime Minister Ali Zeidan by Muammar Gaddafi loyalists.
# October 10, 2013: a 2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt, second attempt Libyan coup led by Abdel-Moneim al-Hour against Prime Minister Ali Zeidan.
# 2014 Libyan coup d'état attempts, April and October 2014: a failed coups against Prime Minister Ali Zeidan in first coup and Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani in second coup by Maj. Gen.Khalifa Haftar.
# 2016 Libyan coup d'état attempt, 14 October 2016: a failed coup against Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj by ex-Prime Minister Khalifa al-Ghawil.

Lithuania

There are estimated to be over 10 unsuccessful coups during the period of 1919–1940 in Lithuania.

# 1926 Lithuanian coup d'état, December 17, 1926, overthrowing President Kazys Grinius and Antanas Smetona becoming the head of state.
# Tauragė Revolt, September 9, 1927, a failed attempt to overthrow Lithuanian Nationalist Union and to re-establish previous Govt.
# 1934 Lithuanian coup d'état attempt, June 6–7, 1934 failed coup d'état led by fascist Iron Wolf (organization), Iron Wolf

Madagascar

Kingdom of Madagascar (Imerina)

# May 12, 1863, successful: Prime Minister Rainivoninahitriniony deposes king Radama II, who is (supposedly) killed and succeded by his wife queen Rasoherina
# March 27, 1868, failed: an attempted coup to reinstate Rainivoninahitriniony as prime minister

Republic of Madagascar

# October 11, 1972: Gabriel Ramanantsoa overthrows Philibert Tsiranana
# February 5, 1975: Richard Ratsimandrava overthrows Gabriel Ramanantsoa
# March 17, 2009: Andry Rajoelina overthrows Marc Ravalomanana (see 2009 Malagasy political crisis)

Maldives

#1988 Maldives coup d'état attempt: Abdullah Luthufi assisted by PLOTE stages a coup to overthrow the government of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. They seize control of the capital until Indian military forces retake the city from the rebels.

Mali

# 1968 Malian coup d'état, November 19, 1968: Moussa Traoré overthrows Modibo Keïta
# 1991 Malian coup d'état, March 26, 1991: Amadou Toumani Touré overthrows Moussa Traoré
# 2012 Malian coup d'état, March 22, 2012: Military overthrows Amadou Toumani Touré
# 2020 Malian coup d'état, August 18, 2020: Military overthrows Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
# 2021 Malian coup d'état: Military overthrows Bah N'daw
# 2022 Malian coup d'état attempt: Malian Military Junta claims to have stopped a coup attempt lead by an "unnamed NATO country"

Mauritania

# July 10, 1978: Mustafa Ould Salek overthrows Moktar Ould Daddah
# April 6, 1979: Ahmad Ould Bouceif and Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla overthrow Mustafa Ould Salek
# January 4, 1980: Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla overthrows Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly
# December 12, 1984: Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya overthrows Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla
# 2005 Mauritanian coup d'état, August 3, 2005: Ely Ould Mohamed Vall overthrows Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
# 2008 Mauritanian coup d'état, August 6, 2008: Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz overthrows Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi

Mexico

# 1799: Conspiracy of the Machetes in New Spain: plot by Criollo people, Criollo civil servants to overthrow the Spanish Empire and establish an independent republic; regarded as a precursor to the Mexican War of Independence, War of Mexican Independence
# 1829 by Anastasio Bustamante against Vicente Guerrero
# 1845 by Mariano Paredes y Arrillaga, Mariano Paredes against José Joaquín de Herrera
# 1876 by Porfirio Díaz against Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada
# Mexican Revolution, 1911: Francisco I. Madero against Porfirio Díaz (and Francisco León de la Barra)
# Ten Tragic Days, 1913 by Victoriano Huerta (and Pedro Lascuráin) against Francisco I. Madero
# 1920 by Adolfo de la Huerta against Venustiano Carranza

Montenegro

# October 2016: 2015–16 Montenegrin crisis#Coup attempt in October 2016, attempted by opposition and Russians, Russian agents against the government of Milo Đukanović on the day of 2016 Montenegrin parliamentary election, parliamentary election

Morocco

# July 10, 1971 1971 Moroccan coup attempt, failed coup attempt by M'hamed Ababou and Mohamed Medbouh against Hassan II of Morocco
# August 16, 1972 1972 Moroccan coup attempt, failed coup by Mohamed Oufkir against Hassan II of Morocco

Myanmar (Burma)

# 1837: King Bagyidaw was deposed by a coup led by his brother Tharrawaddy Min
# 1853: King Pagan Min was deposed by a coup led by his brother Mindon Min
# In October, 1958 a split within the AFPFL threatened to provoke a coup from field officers. In order to settle the situation U Nu invited the military to form caretaker government. In 1958–60, the caretaker government under General Ne Win was formed. The caretaker government initially appeared to be interested in building state capacity. It reduced corruption, improved bureaucratic efficiency, and managed to deal with the pocket armies.
# 1962 Burmese coup d'état, March 1, 1962: Ne Win overthrows U NuObituary: Ne Win
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# 8888 Uprising#SLORC "coup" and crackdown, September 18, 1988: Saw Maung overthrows Maung Maung KhaPage 64
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# 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, February 1, 2021: Min Aung Hlaing overthrows Aung San Suu Kyi

Nepal

#On 1559 A.D. Drabya Shah killed the Khadka, Raja with his own hand with a sword, during the race with conspiracy and started the rule of his dynasty under Shah dynasty, Shahas.
#On 31 October 1846. a Assassination, political massacre organized by Jung Bahadur Rana reduced the Shah dynasty, Shah Monarch to a figurehead and made Prime Minister and other powers hereditary to Rana dynasty, Ranas.
# In 1882 Chautariya Colonel Ambar Bikram Shah and his Gorkhali aide attempted assassination of Renaudip Singh Bahadur, Ranodip Singh but failed and were killed in Teku by the Ranas.
# In 1885, the Shumsher family, murdered the family of Jung Bahadur and Renaudip Singh Bahadur, Ranodip Singh to take over the occupied hereditary throne of Prime Minister and other powers
# On 1960 Nepal coup d'état, 15 December 1960, King Mahendra dismissed the parliament of Nepal and arrested then PM B. P. Koirala and outlawed Political parties.
# On 2005 Nepal coup d'état, February 2005, King Gyanendra dismissed the parliament of Nepal and declared state of emergency.

Netherlands

Habsburg Netherlands

# 24 July 1577: capture of the Namur citadel by Don Juan of Austria has been considered a coup against the States-General of the Netherlands
# 28 October 1577: coup by radical Calvinists Jan van Hembyse and François van Ryhove against the stadtholder of Flanders, Philippe III de Croÿ (Duke of Aarschot). They founded the Calvinist Republic of Ghent.
# 7 September 1578: coup d'état by Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg against the Hof van Gelre en Zutphen.
# 23 January 1579: coup d'état by Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg and four Gueldrian noblemen against the Hof van Gelre en Zutphen.

Dutch Republic

# August 1618: Coup d'état by Maurice, Prince of Orange, see Trial of Oldenbarnevelt, Grotius and Hogerbeets.
# July–August 1650: Attack on Amsterdam (1650) and imprisonment of rival regenten by William II, Prince of Orange.
# 20 August 1672: was an Orangist coup against the Loevestein faction, Loevestein government.

Batavian Republic

# 22 January 1798: Uitvoerend Bewind against the National Assembly of the Batavian Republic
# 12 June 1798: Herman Willem Daendels against Pieter Vreede
# 19 September 1801: Napoleon, Napoleon Bonaparte against Uitvoerend Bewind

Kingdom of the Netherlands

# 27 November 1856: Luxembourg Coup of 1856, a reactionary revision of the Luxembourg constitution by William III of the Netherlands, the reigning Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
# 9–14 November 1918: Red Week (Netherlands): a failed coup attempt by Pieter Jelles Troelstra, Troelstra against the Dutch government.

Nicaragua

# 1856 under William Walker (filibuster), William Walker
# 1947 by Anastasio Somoza García for Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa against Leonardo Argüello Barreto

Niger

# 1974 Nigerien coup d'état, April 15, 1974: Seyni Kountché overthrows Hamani Diori.
# 1996 Nigerien coup d'état, January 27, 1996: Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara overthrows Mahamane Ousmane.
# 1999 Nigerien coup d'état, April 9, 1999: Daouda Malam Wanké overthrows Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara.
# 2010 Nigerien coup d'état, February 18, 2010: Salou Djibo overthrows Mamadou Tandja.
# 2021 Nigerien coup d'état attempt, 31 March, 2021: Failed attempt by Captain Sani Saley Gourouza to overthrow Mahamadou Issoufou

Nigeria

# 1966 Nigerian coup d'état, January 15–16, 1966: Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu overthrows Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
# 1966 Nigerian counter-coup, July 29, 1966: Yakubu Gowon overthrows Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
# 1975 Nigerian coup d'état, July 29, 1975: Murtala Mohammed overthrows Yakubu Gowon
# 1976 Nigerian coup d'état attempt, February 13, 1976: Buka Suka Dimka led a failed coup that resulted in the death of the head of state Murtala Mohammed
# Nigerian military coup of December 31, 1983, December 31, 1983: Muhammadu Buhari overthrows Shehu Shagari
# 1985 Nigerian coup d'état, August 27, 1985: Ibrahim Babangida overthrows Muhammadu Buhari
# 1990 Nigerian coup d'état attempt, April 22, 1990: Gideon Orkar failed to topple president Ibrahim Babangida
# 1993 Nigerian coup d'état, November 17, 1993: Sani Abacha overthrows Ernest Shonekan

Norway

# 1537: Christian III of Denmark overthrew Regent Christopher, Count of Oldenburg and the Rigsraad, leading to the Count's Feud and the Norwegian Reformation.
# April 9, 1940: Vidkun Quisling announced a Quisling regime, fascist government by radio broadcast in an attempt to overthrow the legally elected Labour Party (Norway), Labour government of Johan Nygaardsvold while German invasion of Norway, Nazi Germany invaded the country; his coup was rejected as illegitimate by Haakon VII of Norway, King Haakon VII and Quisling would hold little power during the German occupation of Norway, Nazi occupation.

Oman

# 1970 Omani coup d'état, July 23, 1970: Qaboos bin Said overthrew his father Said bin Taimur during the Dhofar Rebellion.

Panama

# January 3, 1931 by Arnulfo Arias Madrid and Harmodio Arias Madrid against Florencio Harmodio Arosemena
# October 9, 1941 by Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango against Arnulfo Arias Madrid
# May 9, 1951 by Colonel José Antonio Remón Cantera against Arnulfo Arias Madrid
# October 11, 1968 by Omar Torrijos against President of Panama, President Arnulfo Arias Madrid
# 1989 Panamanian coup d'état attempt, 1989 coup attempt; Moises Giroldi attempted to overthrow President of Panama, President Manuel Antonio Noriega to prevent the United States invasion of Panama, U.S. invasion of Panama.

Pakistan

#Rawalpindi Conspiracy, March 9, 1951: Major General Akbar Khan (Pakistani general), Akbar Khan against the Muslim League (Pakistan), Muslim League government of Prime Minister of Pakistan, Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan in protest of the government's acceptance of a ceasefire in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948, First Indo-Pakistani War. This was the first attempted military coup in Pakistan's history.
#1958 Pakistani coup d'état, October 27, 1958: Field Marshal Ayub Khan (Field Marshal), Ayub Khan overthrows Iskander Mirza in response to his suspension of the Constitution of Pakistan, Pakistani Constitution and declaration of Martial law in Pakistan, Martial law.
# March 25, 1969 by General Yahya Khan, Ayub Khan (Field Marshal), Ayub Khan resigned.
#Operation Fair Play, July 4, 1977: General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and the Pakistan National Alliance overthrow Zulfikar Ali Bhutto after a 1977 Pakistani general election, contested general election.
# 1995 Pakistani coup d'état attempt, 1995: A group of Pakistan Armed Forces, Pakistani Armed Forces officers led by Zahirul Islam Abbasi plot to overthrow the Pakistan Peoples Party government of Benazir Bhutto
#1999 Pakistani coup d'état, October 12, 1999: General Pervez Musharraf overthrows the Pakistan Muslim League (N), PML-N government Prime Minister of Pakistan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Provisional Constitutional Order, suspends the writ of the Constitution due to Sharif's intent to relieve him as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Paraguay

# September 4, 1880: Bernardino Caballero is appointed as interim president by the Congress of Paraguay, Congress after the death of the President of Paraguay, President Cándido Bareiro, and forced resignation by a ''coup'' of Vice President of Paraguay, Vice president Adolfo Saguier.
# June 9, 1894: Juan Bautista Egusquiza overthrows Juan Gualberto González. Marcos Morínigo is appointed as interim president by the Congress of Paraguay, Congress.
# January 9, 1902: Bernardino Caballero overthrows Emilio Aceval. Andrés Héctor Carvallo is appointed as interim president by the Congress of Paraguay, Congress.
# December 19, 1904: Juan Antonio Escurra is deposed. Juan Bautista Gaona is appointed as interim president by the Congress of Paraguay, Congress.
# December 9, 1905: Juan Bautista Gaona is deposed. Cecilio Báez is appointed as interim president by the Congress of Paraguay, Congress.
# July 4, 1908: Benigno Ferreira is deposed.
# January 17, 1911: Albino Jara overthrows Manuel Gondra.
# January 14, 1912: Marcos Caballero Codas, Mario Uscher and Alfredo Aponte overthrow Liberato Marcial Rojas.
# February 28, 1912: Liberato Marcial Rojas is deposed. Pedro Pablo Peña is appointed as interim president by the Congress of Paraguay, Congress.
# March 22, 1912: Pedro Pablo Peña is deposed. Emiliano González Navero is appointed as interim president by the Congress of Paraguay, Congress.
# February Revolution (Paraguay), February 17, 1936: Rafael Franco overthrows Eusebio Ayala.
# August 13, 1937: Félix Paiva overthrows Rafael Franco.
# February 18, 1940: Self-coup by José Félix Estigarribia.
# June 3, 1948: Higinio Morínigo is deposed. Juan Manuel Frutos is appointed as interim president by the Congress of Paraguay, Congress.
# January 30, 1949: Juan Natalicio González is deposed. Raimundo Rolón is appointed as interim president by the Congress of Paraguay, Congress.
# February 26, 1949: Felipe Molas López overthrows Raimundo Rolón.
# September 11, 1949: Felipe Molas López is deposed. Federico Chaves is appointed as interim president by the Congress of Paraguay, Congress.
# May 4, 1954: Alfredo Stroessner overthrows Federico Chaves. Tomás Romero Pereira is appointed as interim president by the Congress of Paraguay, Congress.
# February 3, 1989: Andrés Rodríguez (President), Andrés Rodríguez and the Paraguayan Army overthrow Alfredo Stroessner.

Peru

# 1914 under Óscar Benavides against Guillermo Billinghurst
# 1919 under Augusto B. Leguía y Salcedo against José Pardo y Barreda
# 1930 under Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro against Augusto B. Leguía y Salcedo
# 1948 under Manuel A. Odría against José Luis Bustamante y Rivero
# 1962 under Ricardo Pérez Godoy against Manuel Prado Ugarteche
# 1968 Peruvian coup d'état, 1968 under Juan Velasco Alvarado against President of Peru, President Fernando Belaúnde Terry
# Tacnazo, 1975 under Francisco Morales-Bermúdez against Juan Velasco Alvarado
# 1992 Peruvian constitutional crisis, 1992 under Alberto Fujimori (self-coup)
# 2022 Peruvian self-coup d'état attempt, 2022 Pedro Castillo attempts to dissolve the Congress of Peru shortly before he was to be impeached. He was arrested shortly afterward. (self-coup)

Philippines

From the 1565 History of the Philippines (1565–1898), Spanish conquest until 1898, there were than 20 failed Philippine revolts against Spain, including the Chinese revolts (1603, 1662), Dagohoy rebellion (1744–1825), Diego Silang, Silang rebellion (1762–63), Hermano Pule, Pule revolt (1840–41), all crushed by the Spanish East Indies, Spanish colonial government. Most of these were due to redress personal grievances (land use, unjust taxation, forced labor) and were not aimed to overthrow the government in Manila. The following list does show which plots did aim to overthrow the national government.
# 1587–1588: Failed Tondo Conspiracy, crushed by the Spanish colonial government
# 11 October 1719: Successful overthrow and assassination of Governor-General Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamante y Rueda by supporters of Manila Archbishop Francisco de la Cuesta
# 1 June 1823: Failed revolt by Andrés Novales and Creole members of the Spanish Army crushed by the Spanish East Indies, Spanish colonial government
# 1828: Failed Palmero Conspiracy, thwarted by the Spanish East Indies, Spanish colonial government
# 20 January 1872: Failed 1872 Cavite mutiny, Cavite mutiny, crushed by the Spanish East Indies, Spanish colonial government
# 5 December 1896: Failed 1896 Manila mutiny, Manila mutiny, crushed by the Spanish East Indies, Spanish colonial government
# 1896–98: Philippine Revolution, a war of independence against Spanish rule directed by the Katipunan society. First ended with the Pact of Biak-na-Bato between the Filipino and Spaniards, and the establishment of the Hong Kong Junta, then continued and led to the Philippine Declaration of Independence. Became intertwined with the Spanish–American War, where both Spaniards and Americans refused to recognize Philippine independence, and led to the Spanish cession of the Spanish East Indies to the United States.
# 1899–1901: Philippine–American War, First Philippine Republic against the United States after the Spanish cession of the Spanish East Indies, ended with the surrender of the Filipinos
# 2 May 1935: Failed Sakdalista, Sakdalista Rebellion against United States, crushed by the American colonial government.
# 1942–1954: Failed Hukbalahap Rebellion against Empire of Japan, Japan and later the government of the Philippines, ended with the surrender of the Huks.
# 21 May 1967: Failed overthrow by Lapiang Malaya of the Third Philippine Republic led by President of the Philippines, President Ferdinand Marcos, ended with government forces killing and arresting the participants.
# 26 January–17 March 1970: First Quarter Storm, massive protests against Ferdinand Marcos.
# 21 September 1972: Self-coup of Ferdinand Marcos by Proclamation No. 1081, declaring martial law.
# 22–25 February 1986: Successful People Power Revolution, civilian-backed military coup led by Juan Ponce Enrile and Fidel V. Ramos overthrew Marcos as president.
# 6–8 July 1986: Failed coup attempt, known as the 1986–1987 Philippine coup attempts#Manila Hotel plot, Manila Hotel plot, in the Philippines led by former senator and vice presidential candidate Arturo Tolentino together with 490 armed soldiers and 15,000 civilians loyal to former President Ferdinand Marcos, crushed by the Philippine Government, Philippine government.
# 11 November 1986: Failed coup attempt, known as the 1986–1987 Philippine coup attempts#"God Save the Queen" Plot, "God Save the Queen" Plot, in the Philippines led by Juan Ponce Enrile, ended with the removal of Enrile and re-organization of her cabinet.
# 27–29 January 1987: Failed coup attempt, known as the 1986–1987 Philippine coup attempts#GMA-7 incident, GMA-7 incident, in the Philippines led by Colonel Oscar Canlas, ended with one rebel soldier killed, and 35 others injured.
# 18 April 1987: Failed coup attempt, known as the 1986–90 Philippine coup attempts#Black Saturday incident, Black Saturday incident, ended with one rebel soldier killed.
# 13 July 1987: Alleged coup attempt, known as the 1986–90 Philippine coup attempts#MIA plot, MIA plot, ended with four officers being sued in military court.
# 28–29 August 1987: Failed coup attempt, known as the 1986–1987 Philippine coup attempts#August 1987 coup attempt, August 1987 Coup, in the Philippines led by Col. Gregorio Honasan, crushed by the Philippine Government, Philippine government.
# 1–9 December 1989: 1989 Philippine coup d'état attempt, December 1989 coup attempt, failed coup attempt led by Col. Gregorio Honasan together with soldiers loyal to former President Marcos, crushed by the Philippine Government, Philippine government.
# 4 March 1990: 1990 Hotel Delfino siege, Hotel Delfino siege, government troops under Brigadier General Oscar Florendo fought against rebel forces led by suspended Cagayan Governor Rodolfo "Agi" Aguinaldo, crushed by the Philippine Government, Philippine government.
# 4–6 October 1990: Failed mutiny known as the 1990 Mindanao crisis, Mindanao crisis, mutinying soldiers staged a dawn raid on an army base in Mindanao, defeated by the government.
# 17–20 January 2001: Successful Second EDSA Revolution: A four-day political protest were held in EDSA, that peacefully overthrew the government of President of Philippines, President Joseph EstradaMydans, Seth
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# 25 April–1 May 2001: Failed EDSA III: A seven-day political protest were held also in EDSA, in a failed attempt to bring back Joseph Estrada to power.
# 27 July 2003: Failed Oakwood mutiny, failed coup attempt with mutinous soldiers surrendering after taking over the Oakwood condominiums in the Makati Central Business District.
# 24 February 2006: 2006 state of emergency in the Philippines, State of emergency to forestall Oplan HACKLE, alleged coup against the government
# 29 November 2007: Failed Manila Peninsula siege, mutinous soldiers occupied The Peninsula Manila, The Peninsula Manila Hotel, later surrendered to the government.

Alleged plots that have not been attempted yet:
# 2018–2021: Alleged ouster plots against Rodrigo Duterte, Allegations of ouster plot against President of the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte was first publicized by the military, who mainly implicated the opposition figures and the critics of the Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, Duterte administration of involvement in the plot.

Rebellions that have not yet led to the point where the rebels have a chance of overthrowing the government:
# 1565–1898: Spanish–Moro conflict, Spain failed to subjugate the Moros until the cession of the Spanish East Indies to the United States.
# 1899–1913: Moro Rebellion, United States defeated the Moros, annexed their territories to the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, Philippine Islands.
# 1969–2019: Moro conflict, Tripoli Agreement with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in 1976, Final Peace Agreement with the MNLF in 1996, peace deal with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in 2014, establishment of the Bangsamoro in 2019.
# 1969–present: Communist rebellion in the Philippines, currently ongoing, primarily by the New People's Army (NPA). Breakaway groups of the NPA has had peace deals with the Philippine government: with the Cordillera People's Liberation Army in 1986, and with the Revolutionary Proletarian Army in 2000.

Attempts to wrest control of a chamber of Congress of the Philippines, Congress, while are plots, are not Coup d'état, coups because it doesn't fit the definition of "removal of an existing government from power" as the head of state and government are not at stake (The Philippines uses the presidential system of government with separation of powers). There had been several instances of this, the latest of which were in 2020 in the House of Representatives and in 2018 in the Senate. One example was in March–April 1952 when the Senate presidency was changed three times.

Poland

# 1919 Polish coup attempt: National Democratic attempt led by Marian Januszajtis-Żegota and Eustachy Sapieha, Prince Eustachy Sapieha to overthrow Jędrzej Moraczewski and Józef Piłsudski's left-wing government
#May Coup (Poland), May 1926: Józef Piłsudski overthrew the Chjeno-Piast government of President of Poland, President Stanisław Wojciechowski and Prime Minister of Poland, Prime Minister Wincenty Witos, appointing Kazimierz Bartel as the new Prime Minister and beginning the Sanation regime.
# Martial law in Poland, December 13, 1981: General Wojciech Jaruzelski declares martial law and bans the Solidarność, Solidarity union, forming the Military Council of National Salvation

Portugal

# 147–139 BC: The Roman conquest of Hispania#Viriathus and the Lusitanian Rebellion, Lusitanian Rebellion against the Roman Empire, Roman forces in modern-day Portugal, led by Lusitanian leader named Viriatus.
# 1820: Liberal Revolution of 1820, Liberal Revolution
# 1824: April Revolt
# 1846: Revolution of Maria da Fonte
# 1910: A Republicanism, republican 5 October 1910 revolution, coup d'état deposes King of portugal, King Manuel II of Portugal and establishes the Portuguese First Republic.
# 1915: May 14 Revolt overthrows Pimenta de Castro's government
# 1917: December 1917 coup d'état leads to Sidónio Pais' Dictatorship
# :pt:Revolta de 18 de Abril de 1925, 1925: failed Military coup the Generals on 18 April 1925
# :pt:Revolta de 19 de Julho de 1925, 1925: failed Revolt Mendes Cabecadas on 19 July 1925
# 28 May 1926 coup d'état, 1926: General Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa, Manuel Gomes da Costa and the Portuguese Armed Forces overthrows the First Portuguese Republic, establishing the Ditadura Nacional.
# Carnation Revolution, 1974: The Movimento das Forças Armadas overthrows the Estado Novo (Portugal), Estado Novo Military dictatorship led by President of Portugal, President Américo Tomás, founding the National Salvation Junta.
# Coup of 25 November 1975, 1975: Failed coup after the Carnation Revolution by far-left militants who hoped to establish a Communist government in Portugal.

Romania

# 1866 by the "monstrous coalition" of Liberals and Conservatives against Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza
# 1938: King of Romania, King Carol II of Romania against Corneliu Zelea Codreanu and the Iron Guard
# 1940: Horia Sima and Ion Antonescu overthrow Carol II of Romania and create the National Legionary State.
# Legionnaires' rebellion and Bucharest pogrom, 1941: The Iron Guard unsuccessfully revolts against Ion Antonescu, leading to the suppression of the Iron Guard and a major pogrom in Bucharest.
# King Michael's Coup, 1944: King of Romania, King Michael I of Romania and Constantin Sănătescu remove Ion Antonescu's government from power due to the Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive, Soviet invasion of Romania.
# 1947: Prime Minister of Romania, Prime Minister Petru Groza forces King of Romania, King Michael I of Romania, Michael I to abdicate, forming the Socialist Republic of Romania.
#1989 – Romanian Revolution: Ion Iliescu and his National Salvation Front (Romania), National Salvation Front overthrow Nicolae Ceaușescu, Nicolae Ceasescu alongside a series of civil unrest and uprisings, ending the Romanian Communist Party's rule.

Russia

Russian Empire

# 1762: A coup by Catherine the Great forced the abdication of Peter III of Russia.
# Decembrist revolt, December 1825: Decembrist revolt attempted to depose Nicholas I of Russia, Tsar Nicholas I of Russia in favor of his brother, Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia, Grand Duke Konstantin by military coup.
# February Revolution, March 15, 1917: Nicholas II of Russia, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia is forced to abdicate in favor of the Russian Provisional Government, ending the House of Romanov, Romanov dynasty.
#Kornilov affair, September 1917: Lavr Kornilov attempts to march into Saint Petersburg, Petrograd, overthrow the Provisional Government, dissolve the Petrograd Soviet and possibly establish a military dictatorship after being appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army (1917), Russian Army by Alexander Kerensky. The coup failed because of a lack of support and mass resistance, but it eroded the Provisional Government's legitimacy and revived the Bolsheviks. It also resulted in the provisional government formally abolishing the Russian monarchy and proclaiming the Russian Republic.
# October Revolution, November 7, 1917: The Bolsheviks, Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, Russian Social Democratic Labor Party led by Vladimir Lenin overthrows the Russian Provisional Government and forms the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, leading to the Russian Civil War and the formation of the Soviet Union.

Soviet Union

# June 1957: the ’Anti-Party Group’ tries unsuccessfully to remove Nikita Khrushchev from power
# 13 October, 1964: Nikita Khrushchev#Removal, Nikita Khrushchev is forced to resign, handing the power to Leonid Brezhnev
# 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, August 19 to 21, 1991: A group of Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Soviet Communist Party hardliners form the State Committee on the State of Emergency and attempt to overthrow President of Russia, President Mikhail Gorbachev in order to reverse his reforms; the coup is suppressed by RSFSR President of Russia, President Boris Yeltsin, weakening the Communist party, Communist Party's authority and accelerating the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Russian Federation

# 1993 Russian constitutional crisis, September 21 to October 4, 1993: Russian President of Russia, President Boris Yeltsin, aided by the Russian Armed Forces, extralegally dissolves the Supreme Soviet of Russia, Supreme Soviet and suspends the Russian Constitution of 1978, constitution in response to Impeachment in Russia, impeachment proceedings against him.

Rwanda

# 1973 Rwandan coup d'état, July 5, 1973: Juvénal Habyarimana overthrows Grégoire Kayibanda

São Tomé and Príncipe

# 1995 São Tomé and Príncipe coup d'état attempt, August 15, 1995: Manuel Quintas de Almeida overthrows Miguel Trovoada for 6 days
# 2003 São Tomé and Príncipe coup d'état, July 16, 2003: Fernando Pereira (major) overthrows Fradique de Menezes for 7 days
# 2022 São Tomé and Príncipe coup d'état attempt, November 24—25, 2022.

Saudi Arabia

# 1969 Saudi Arabian coup d'état attempt: Members of the Royal Saudi Air Force inspired by the Arab Socialist Union Party (Syria), Free Officers Movement in Libya attempted to overthrow Faisal of Saudi Arabia, King Faisal.
# 21 June 2017: Mohammad bin Salman overthrows Muhammad bin Nayef

Scotland

#1688: The Glorious Revolution: William III of Orange's invasion of England and Scotland at the Invitation to William, invitation of the country's powerful Protestants, deposing the Catholic James II of England, James II of England and VII of Scotland

Serbia

# May 28–29, 1903: May Coup (Serbia), May Coup

Seychelles

# 1977 Seychelles coup d'état, June 5, 1977: France-Albert René overthrows James Mancham
# 1981 Seychelles coup d'état attempt, November 25, 1981: South African mercenaries attempt to replace France-Albert René with the former president James Mancham

Sierra Leone

# March 21, 1967: David Lansana overthrows Siaka Stevens
# Sergeants' Coup (Sierra Leone), April 19, 1968: John Amadu Bangura overthrows Andrew Juxon-Smith
# 1992 Sierra Leonean coup d'état, April 29, 1992: Valentine Strasser overthrows Joseph Saidu Momoh
# January 16, 1996: Julius Maada Bio overthrows Valentine Strasser
# May 25, 1997: Johnny Paul Koroma overthrows Ahmed Tejan Kabbah

Solomon Islands

# 2000 Solomon Islands coup d'état, June 5th, 2000: Malaita Eagle Force overthrows Prime Minister Bartholomew Ulufa'alu

Somalia

# 1969 Somali coup d'état, October 21, 1969: Muhammad Siad Barre overthrows Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein
# Somali Rebellion, January 26, 1991: Mohammed Farrah Aidid and the United Somali Congress overthrow Muhammad Siad Barre, beginning the Somali Civil War.

Spain

# 603 by General Witteric, Witerico against king Liuva II
# 631 by Duke Sisenando against king Suintila
# 642: Tulga was overthrown by Chindasuinth, Chindasvinto
# 692: Égica was briefly overthrown by Suniefredo
# 1814: Absolutist pronunciamiento of Fernando VII and Francisco Javier de Elío
# 1815: failed Liberalism in Spain, liberal pronunciamiento of Juan Díaz Porlier at A Coruña
# 1820: successful Liberalism in Spain, liberal pronunciamiento of Rafael del Riego, start of the Trienio Liberal
# 1822: failed absolute monarchy, absolutist coup by the Royal Guard of Fernando VII
# 1831: failed Liberalism in Spain, liberal pronunciamiento of Manuel de Torrijos
# 1835: Liberalism in Spain, liberal pronunciamiento of Cordero y de Quesada
# 1836: successful Liberalism in Spain, liberal mutiny of La Granja de San Ildefonso
# 1841: failed Moderate Party (Spain), Moderate pronunciamiento
# 1843: successful Moderate Party (Spain), Moderate pronunciamiento of Narváez and Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre, Francisco Serrano y Domínguez, end of the Baldomero Espartero regency
# 1844: failed Liberalism in Spain, liberal and Baldomero Espartero, Esparterist coup, led by Martín Zurbano
# 1846: failed Liberalism in Spain, progressive liberal Solís Uprising, military and civic revolt in Galicia (Spain), Galicia, led by Miguel Solís Cuetos
# 1848: failed Liberalism in Spain, progressive liberal Solís Uprising, military and civic revolt in Madrid, led by colonel Manuel Buceta
# 1854: successful Spanish Revolution of 1854, revolutionary coup in Madrid, led by general Leopoldo O'Donnell
# 1860: failed Carlism, carlist military uprising at Sant Carles de la Ràpita, led by general Jaime Ortega y Olleta
# 1866: failed Progressive Party (Spain), Progressive and Democratic Party (Spain), Democrat coup in Madrid
# 1866: failed pronunciamiento of Villarejo de Salvanés, led by general Juan Prim
# 1868: successful Glorious Revolution (Spain), Glorious Revolution, started by the pronunciamiento of Juan Bautista Topete in Cádiz
# 1874: successful Coup d'état of Pavía, coup led by General Pavía
# 1874: successful "Pronunciamiento de Sagunto", that ends the Spanish First Republic and restores monarchy and the House of Bourbon, Borbón family at the throne
# 1883: failed 5 August Republicanism in Spain, republican pronunciamiento in Badajoz
# 1886: failed Republicanism in Spain, republican coup in Madrid, led by Manuel Villacampa del Castillo and Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla
# 1923: Spanish Army regiments led by Miguel Primo de Rivera overthrew Prime Minister Manuel García Prieto and established a Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera, dictatorship with the support of Alfonso XIII, King Alfonso XIII.
# 1926: failed "Sanjuanada", a coup against the dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera
# 1929: failed coup against the dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera, led by José Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez
# 1930: Jaca uprising: Fermín Galán led a failed Republicanism in Spain, republican pronunciamiento against the Monarchy of Spain, Spanish monarchy in Jaca.
# Sanjurjada, August 10, 1932; José Sanjurjo unsuccessfully tried to overthrow Prime Minister Manuel Azaña's Republican Left (Spain), Republican Left government, although the coup plotters were in disagreement over whether to next dissolve the Second Spanish Republic.
# Spanish coup of July 1936, July 1936: A military uprising lead by Emilio Mola in which Francisco Franco participated, against Prime Minister Manuel Azaña and the Second Spanish Republic, starting the Spanish Civil War
# 1939: Segismundo Casado and Julián Besteiro overthrow the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, PSOE government of Juan Negrín in Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republican-controlled Spain in order to negotiate a ceasefire with the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists, forming the National Defence Council (Spain), National Defense Council.
# Operation Galaxia, November 17, 1978: An aborted Civil Guard (Spain), Guardia Civil coup led by Antonio Tejero to stop the Spanish transition to democracy.
# 23-F, February 23, 1981: A faction of the Spanish Armed Forces led by Tejero broke into the Spanish Congress of Deputies, Congress of Deputies while they were preparing to elect Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo as the new Prime Minister of Spain, Prime Minister. Juan Carlos I of Spain, King Juan Carlos denounced the coup in a nationally televised address, and the coup collapsed the next day with no casualties.
# 1982 Spanish coup d'état attempt, October 27, 1982: A group of far-right colonels failed to overthrow Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo.
# June 2, 1985: a group of far-right soldiers and officers (along with some civilians) planned to take power following a false flag attack, but the conspiracy was later aborted.

Sri Lanka

#1962 Ceylonese coup d'état attempt: Christian military officers attempted to topple the current government under Sirimavo Bandaranaike.

Sudan

# November 16, 1958: Ibrahim Abboud overthrows Abdallah Khalil
# 1964: The October Revolution in Sudan, driven by a general strike and rioting, forced President Ibrahim Abboud to transfer executive power to a transitional civilian government, and eventually to resign.
# 1969 Sudanese coup d'état, May 25, 1969: Gaafar al-Nimeiry overthrows Ismail al-Azhari
# 1971 Sudanese coup d'état, July 19–22, 1971: Sudanese Communist Party, Communist members of the National Revolutionary Command Council (Sudan), National Revolutionary Command Council led by Hashem al Atta attempted to overthrow al-Nimeiry but failed due to a lack of support.
# 1977 Sudan Juba coup d'état attempt, 2 February 1977: Failed coup attempt in Juba by former members of the Anyanya in the Sudanese Air Force
# 1985 Sudanese coup d'état, April 6, 1985: Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab overthrows Gaafar al-Nimeiry, establishing the Transitional Military Council (1985), Transitional Military Council.
# 1989 Sudanese coup d'état, June 30, 1989: Omar al-Bashir, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir and the National Islamic Front overthrows President Ahmed al-Mirghani and Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi, creating the Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation
# 2019 Sudanese coup d'état, 10 April 2019: The Sudanese Armed Forces led by Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf overthrow Omar al-Bashir, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir during the Sudanese Revolution
# September 2021 Sudanese coup d'état attempt, 21 September 2021: An attempted coup against the ruling Sovereignty Council of Sudan, Sovereignty Council by forces loyal to Omar al-Bashir, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir fails
# October 2021 Sudanese coup d'état, 25 October 2021: The Sudanese Armed Forces, Sudanese military, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, seizes control of the government following the arrest of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other civilian members of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, Sovereignty Council

Suriname

# 1910 Killinger coup d'état, May 25/26, 1910: failed coup d'état by police officer Frans Killinger.
# November 7/8, 1947: failed coup d'état by Simon Sanches.
# 1980 Surinamese coup d'état, February 25, 1980: military coup led by Dési Bouterse ousts Prime Minister Henck Arron.
# August 13, 1980: the military led by Dési Bouterse ousts President Johan Ferrier.
# March 15, 1981: failed counter coup/conspiracy by Wilfred Hawker.
# 1982 Rambocus coup d'état, March 10/11, 1982: failed counter coup by Surendre Rambocus.
# 1990 Surinamese coup d'état, December 24, 1990: President Ramsewak Shankar dismissed by Suriname's military.

Switzerland

# 1717: Wilchingen against the City of Schaffhausen
# 1719: Werdenberg against Glarus
# 1723: Military led by Major Abraham Davel (Vaud) against City of Bern
# 1726: Peasants of Canton of Jura, Jura against Bistum of Basel
# 1755: Leventina (Ticino) against Canton Uri
# 1781: Chenaux (Fribourg) against Canton Fribourg
# 1797: Peasants of Baselgebiet against the City of Basel and ousted Peter Ochs and Peter Vischer
# January 8, 1800: Republicans (Hans Konrad Escher, Paul Usteri, Albrecht Rengger, Bernhard Friedrich Kuhn.) ousting the Patriots ( Karl Albrecht von Frisching, Karl von Müller-Friedberg und Carl Heinrich Gschwend)
# August 7, 1800: Patriots ousting the Republicans
# October, 27/28 1801: Federalist (Alois Reding & Johann Rudolf von Frisching) with help of the French Raymond Verninac ousting Unitarier and Patriots
# April 17, 1802: Unitarier under the Lead of Bernhard Friedrich Kuhns ousting the Federalist Alois Reding
# September 6, 1839: Züriputsch: Radical Movement under the lead of Conrad Melchior Hirzel & Fridrich Ludwig Keller ousting the Liberals. Killing of Johannes Hegtschweiler.

Sweden

# 18 May 1160, successful: king Eric IX of Sweden, Eric the Holy is killed on orders of Magnus Henriksson, who takes power as king Magnus II of Sweden
# 12 April 1167, successful: king Charles VII of Sweden, Charles Sverkersson (later sometimes called ”Charles VII”) is killed by men loyal to Canute I of Sweden, Canute Ericsson, who was deckared king and consolidated his power in 1173
# 14 June 1275, successful: Battle of Hova, king Valdemar, King of Sweden, Valdemar I is overthrown and replaced by his brother who becomes king Magnus III of Sweden, Magnus III
# 1439, successful: king Eric of Pomerania, Eric of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (Kalmar Union) was deposed in a Eric of Pomerania#Coup d'état, coup from the Danish and Swedish thrones, in 1440 also from the Norwegian throne.
# June 1448, successful: Charles VIII of Sweden, Charles Canutesson is elected and hailed as king of Sweden under the preassure of his own private army
# 1457, successful: Charles Canutesson is ousted following a rebellion by the archbishop and the high nobility
# 1520, successful: Battle of Bogesund and Stockholm Bloodbath, Christian II of Denmark deposes Sten Sture the Younger and becomes king of Sweden
# 1521–3, successful: Swedish War of Liberation, the Vasa rebellion deposes Christian II, effectively finally ending the Kalmar Union and making Gustav I of Sweden, Gustaf Vasa king Gustaf I of Sweden
# 1568–9, successful: a rebellion among the estate of the nobility deposes king Eric XIV of Sweden and inserts his brother as king John III of Sweden
# 1569, failed: 1569 Plot, The 1569 plot against John III of Sweden, seeking to reinstate Eric XIV of Sweden
# 1574, failed: Mornay Plot against John III, seeking to reinstate Eric XIV
# 1576, failed: 1576 Plot, The 1576 plot against John III, seeking to reinstate Eric XIV
# 1598–1600, successful: War against Sigismund in 1598–9 and Linköping Bloodbath in 1600, Sigismund III Vasa, Sigismund of Sweden was deposed and succeded by his uncle Duke Charles, some years later crowned as Charles IX of Sweden
# 1756, failed: Coup of 1756 of Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, queen Louisa Ulrika against the Riksdag of the Estates
# 1772, successful: Revolution of 1772; king Gustav III of Sweden, Gustaf III of Sweden dismissed the Riksdag of the Estates, ending the Age of Liberty
# 1789, failed: 1789 Conspiracy (Sweden), 1789 Conspiracy of Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp against her brother-in-law Gustaf III
# 1793, failed: Armfelt Conspiracy by Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, in companionship with Magdalena Rudenschöld, with the intent to depose the guardian government of king Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, is exposed.
# 1809, successful: Coup of 1809; a number of noblemen in the Swedish Army overthrew king Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden after the Finnish War
# 1917-8, failed/cancelled: riots in Stockholm is followed by Socialist threats of revolution, but the plans are never realized; however, king Gustaf V is finally accepting parliamentarism and appoints Nils Edén as prime minister for a Free-minded National Association, Liberal-Swedish Social Democratic Party, Social Democrat coalition government to ease political tension

Syria

# 1925–1927: The Great Syrian Revolt, a revolt initiated by the Druze and led by Sultan al-Atrash against French Mandate of Syria, French Mandate.
# March 1949 Syrian coup d'état, March 29, 1949 by Husni al-Za'im against Shukri al-Quwatli
# August 14, 1949 by Sami al-Hinnawi against Husni al-Za'im
# December 3, 1951 by Adib Shishakli against Hashim al-Atassi
# 1954 Syrian coup d'état, February 25, 1954 by Maamun al-Kuzbari against Adib Shishakli
# September 29, 1961 by Haydar al-Kuzbari and others against Gamal Abdel Nasser
# 1963 Syrian coup d'état, March 8, 1963: Lu'ayy al-Atasi and the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region overthrow the Second Syrian Republic under Nazim al-Kudsi
# 1966 Syrian coup d'état, February 21–23, 1966: Salah Jadid overthrows Amin al-Hafiz and the National Command of the Ba'ath Party, Ba'ath National Command, leading to a split in the Ba'ath Party.
# Corrective Movement (Syria), November 13, 1970: Hafez al-Assad overthrows Salah Jadid

Thailand

The number of coups in Thailand—whether successful or unsuccessful— is uncertain, leading one academic to call for a concerted effort to make a definitive list.
According to Paul Chambers, a professor at Chiang Mai University's Institute for South-East Asian Affairs, there have been almost 30 coup attempts in Thailand (whether successful or unsuccessful) since 1912. Some count 11 coups since 1932. Others claim there were 13 since 1932.

# Palace Revolt of 1912, 1912: Coup planned by military officers is discovered and thwarted.
# Siamese revolution of 1932, 24 June 1932: The Khana Ratsadon party overthrows the absolute monarchy of King Prajadhipok.
# April 1933 Siamese coup d'état, 1 April 1933: Phraya Manopakorn Nitithada dissolves a government of the People's Party (Thailand), People's Party and ousted Pridi Banomyong, the leader of the party, out of the country.
# Siamese coup d'état of 1933, 20 June 1933: Phraya Phahon Phonphayuhasena overthrows Phraya Manopakorn Nititada.
# Boworadet Rebellion, 11–23 October 1933: Royalist rebellion to overturn the results of the June 1933 coup d'état.
# Rebellion of the Sergeants, 3 August 1935: The Nai Sip rebellion.
# Songsuradet Rebellion, 29 January 1939: More a purge or internal coup, it was the work of Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram, Phibul to remove political enemies and rivals.
# Siamese coup d'état of 1947, 7 November 1947: Phin Choonhavan overthrows Thawal Thamrong Navaswadhi.
# Palace Rebellion, Thai 1949 Coup: Attempted coup by Pridi, which saw the Grand Palace occupied by his supporters, failed.
# Manhattan Rebellion, 29 June 1951: Pridi supporters in the navy attempted a coup when they tried to seize Phibun.
# Silent Coup (Thailand), 29 November 1951: Military overthrows 1949 constitution and reverts to 1932 constitution.
# 21 September 1957: Sarit Thanarat overthrows Plaek Pibulsongkram
# 20 October 1958: Self-coup of Sarit Thanarat
# 18 November 1971: Self-coup of Thanom Kittikachorn
# February 1976: An attempted military coup was defeated in February.
# Thammasat University massacre#Immediate aftermath, 6 October 1976: Sangad Chaloryu overthrows Seni Pramoj
# October 1977 Thai coup d'état, 20 October 1977: Kriangsak Chamanan overthrows Thanin Kraivichien
# 1981 Thai military rebellion, 1 April 1981: A coup led by the deputy commander-in-chief of the army failed when forces loyal to the government suppressed the revolt. The "Young Turk" group of officers who staged the coup were dismissed from the army.
# 1985 Thai coup d'état attempt, 9 September 1985: A coup attempt by Col. Manoonkrit Roopkachorn, a member of the Young Turks, failed and a number of senior officers were later arrested.
# 1991 Thai coup d'état, 23 February 1991: Sunthorn Kongsompong overthrows Chatichai Choonhavan
# 2006 Thai coup d'état, 19 September 2006: Sonthi Boonyaratglin overthrows Thaksin Shinawatra
# 2014 Thai coup d'état, 22 May 2014: Prayut Chan-o-cha overthrows Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan

Togo

# 1963 Togolese coup d'état, January 13, 1963: Gnassingbé Eyadéma, Étienne Eyadéma and Emmanuel Bodjollé overthrow Sylvanus Olympio
# 1967 Togolese coup d'état, January 13, 1967: Gnassingbé Eyadéma, Étienne Eyadéma and Kléber Dadjo overthrow Nicolas Grunitzky

Transkei

# December 30, 1987: Bantu Holomisa overthrows Stella Sigcau.

Tunisia

# July 15, 1957: Habib Bourguiba overthrows King Muhammad VIII al-Amin
# 1987 Tunisian coup d'état, November 7, 1987: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali overthrows Habib Bourguiba
# 2021 Tunisian political crisis, July 25, 2021: Kais Saied suspended parliament and take all powers in one hand. (self-coup)

Tuva

# January, 1929: Pro-Soviet, anti-Buddhist faction of the Tuvan People's Revolutionary Party 1929 Tuvan coup d'état, overthrows the government of the Tuvan People's Republic, in modern Tuva.

Turkey

# Ottoman coups of 1807–08, 1807-08: The Janissary, Janissaries led by Kabakçı Mustafa overthrew Sultan Selim III to halt his Nizam-I Cedid reforms after the 1806 Edirne incident, disbanding his Nizam-i Djedid Army, new military and replacing him with Mustafa IV. However, rebels led by Alemdar Mustafa Pasha, Mustafa Bayrakdar overthrew the Janissary regime and placed Mahmud II on the throne.
#Auspicious Incident, May 15, 1826: The Janissaries revolted and attempted to overthrow Sultan Mahmud II in opposition to his military modernizations, but he had the Sipahis force them back to their barracks and permanently disbanded them.
#: Due to the public discontent caused by crop failures, public debt and excessive spending, 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Abdulaziz was deposed by his ministers on 30 May 1876 and found dead several days later, which was attributed to suicide. He was replaced by Murad V.
#31 March Incident, 1909: Islamist factions in the Ottoman Army (1861–1922), Ottoman Army attempted to overthrow the new General Assembly of the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman General Assembly and restore Sultan Abdul Hamid II, Abdülhamit II to absolute rule, capturing control of Constantinople for 11 days. Ended with its suppression by Mahmud Shevket Pasha's Third Army (Ottoman Empire), Third Army, forcing the Sultan to abdicate.
#1912 Ottoman coup d'état, 1912: The "Saviour Officers" of the opposition Freedom and Accord Party overthrow the Committee of Union and Progress after the rigged 1912 Ottoman general election, 1912 general election.
#1913 Ottoman coup d'état, January 23, 1913: The Committee of Union and Progress overthrows Grand Vizier Kâmil Pasha after the First Balkan War, leading to the rule of the "Three Pashas" in the Ottoman Empire.
# 1960 Turkish coup d'état, May 27, 1960: A group of mid ranking Turkish Armed Forces officers, later called the National Unity Committee, overthrows the Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–1961), Democrat Party government led by Prime Minister Adnan Menderes
# February 22, 1962: A failed coup attempt led by Colonel Talat Aydemir due to the discontent by the election results on July 9, 1961.
# May 20, 1963: A second failed coup attempt led by officers loyal to Colonel Talat Aydemir who was retired after the previous coup attempt. The plotters were motivated by the purges of army officers that took part on May 27, 1960, coup. İsmet İnönü's government prevented the coup. Colonel Talat Aydemir, who was granted amnesty for the previous attempt, was executed.
# March 9, 1971: A coup attempt by leftist army officers was thwarted.
# 1971 Turkish coup d'état, March 12, 1971 under four force commanders of the Turkish Armed Forces overthrows Süleyman Demirel
# 1980 Turkish coup d'état, September 12, 1980: List of Chiefs of the Turkish General Staff, Chief of the General Staff Kenan Evren overthrows the government led by Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel in response to Political violence in Turkey (1976–1980), widespread political violence.
# 1997 Turkish military memorandum, February 28, 1997: the General Staff issues a memorandum demanding the reversal of several policies of the Islamist government of Necmettin Erbakan, precipitating its collapse. Due to the lack of an overt military takeover, the event is popularly known as the "postmodern coup" ( tr, Post-modern darbe).
# April 27, 2007: Amidst a political deadlock concerning 2007 Turkish presidential election, ongoing presidential elections, the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, General Staff issues a statement, later called E-memorandum, about the presidential election understood to be a criticism of the ruling Justice and Development Party (Turkey), Justice and Development Party's candidate, Abdullah Gül. The crisis was resolved by an 2007 Turkish presidential election, early election held later that year, which resulted in Gul's winning the presidency in a landslide.
# 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt, July 15, 2016: A group within the Turkish military linked by the Turkish government to the Gülen movement, Gulen movement, the Peace at Home Council, made a failed military attempt to overthrow the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Trinidad and Tobago

#Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt, July 27 – August 1, 1990: Failed coup attempt by Islamist Jamaat al Muslimeen organization led by Yasin Abu Bakr against Prime Minister A. N. R. Robinson

Uganda

# Mengo Crisis, February 1966: Milton Obote overthrows King Mutesa II of Buganda
# 1971 Ugandan coup d'état, January 25, 1971: Idi Amin overthrows Milton Obote
# May 12, 1980: Paulo Muwanga overthrows Godfrey Binaisa
# July 27, 1985: Tito Okello Lutwa overthrows Milton Obote
# January 26, 1986: Yoweri Museveni overthrows Tito Okello Lutwa

Ukraine

# April 29, 1918: Pavlo Skoropadskyi overthrows the socialist government of the Central Council of Ukraine
# December 14, 1918: Directorate of Ukraine overthrows Pavlo Skoropadskyi
# February 18–23, 2014: Maidan Revolution occurs as culmination of Euromaidan. Maidan People's Union, Pro-European Maidan groups overthrow the second Azarov government, Russian-aligned government and Viktor Yanukovych is ousted.
# February 2022: Failed 2022 coup attempt in Ukraine to take control of various Ukrainian cities by pro-Russian rebels, install pro-Russian rule in them and transfer cities to the Russian army during 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

United Kingdom

# 1802: Despard Plot; plan by Edward Despard to assassinate George III, King George III and stage a popular uprising in London; suppressed by the government.
# 1820 Cato Street Conspiracy to murder Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, Lord Liverpool and his cabinet; intercepted and suppressed in the planning stages
# 1913 (March): During the suffragette bombing and arson campaign, a plot to kidnap Home Secretary Reginald McKenna was revealed and discussed in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons and in the press. It was revealed that suffragettes were planning to kidnap one or more cabinet ministers and subjecting them to force-feeding, until they conceded women's suffrage. After the publicization of the plans, the plans were aborted.
# 1913: During the suffragette bombing and arson campaign, Special Branch (Metropolitan Police), Special Branch detectives discovered that the WSPU had plans to create a suffragette "army" known as the "People's Training Corps" and informally as "Mrs Pankhurst's Army". The army was intended to proceed in force to Downing Street to imprison ministers until they conceded women's suffrage. After the discovery of the plans, they were aborted.
# 1968/1974 Harold Wilson conspiracies: Several British politicians, including Prime Minister Harold Wilson himself, theorized that Conservative Party (UK), Conservative elements in MI5 and the British Armed Forces were plotting to overthrow his Labour Party (UK), Labour government.

United States

Prior to independence

# Revolution of 1719, December 21, 1719: Local military officers in Province of South Carolina, colonial South Carolina overthrew the Lord proprietor, Lords Proprietors.

Federal level

# Newburgh Conspiracy, March 1783: The Continental Army may have planned to overthrow the Congress of the Confederation, Confederation Congress, but the conspiracy failed after Gen. George Washington refused to join.
# Shays' Rebellion, August 29, 1786: Daniel Shays leads a march on the federal Springfield Armory in an unsuccessful attempt to seize its weaponry and overthrow the government. The federal government found itself unable to finance troops to put down the rebellion, and it was consequently put down by the Massachusetts State militia and a privately funded local militia. The widely held view was that the Articles of Confederation needed to be reformed as the country's governing document, and the events of the rebellion served as a catalyst for the Constitutional Convention (United States), Constitutional Convention and the creation of the new government.
# Business Plot, 1933Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election, –34: A group of businessmen were said to be conspiring to overthrow Franklin Roosevelt and install a fascist dictatorship. It is said to have failed when Smedley Butler refused to participate and instead testified before Congress.
# Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election, November 3, 2020 – Current: After Joe Biden won the 2020 United States presidential election, President Donald Trump pursued an effort to overturn the election, with support and assistance from his campaign, proxies, political allies, and general public supporters. These efforts culminated in the January 6 United States Capitol attack, during which Trump supporters violently stormed the Capitol in a failed attempt to stop the Congressional certification of the election.

State level

# Dorr Rebellion, 1841–42: Failed gubernatorial candidate Thomas Wilson Dorr attempted to install a new government of Rhode Island under a different constitution.
# March 16, 1861: The Texas Legislature deposed governor Sam Houston after he refused to swear allegiance to the Confederate States of America following the Texas in the American Civil War, secession of Texas from the United States and replaced him with Edward Clark (governor), Edward Clark.
# Brooks–Baxter War, April 15, 1874: Failed gubernatorial candidate Joseph Brooks (politician), Joseph Brooks launched a coup against Arkansas governor Elisha Baxter, setting off a Brooks–Baxter War, violent struggle between the state's two Republican Party of Arkansas, Republican Party leaders.
# Battle of Liberty Place, September 14, 1874: The White League overthrew the government of Louisiana in New Orleans, holding statehouse, armory, and downtown for three days until the coup was suppressed by the 22nd Infantry Regiment (United States), 22nd Infantry Regiment under the Insurrection Act of 1807.
# Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot, October 8, 2020: The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the arrests of 13 men suspected of orchestrating a domestic terror plot to kidnap American politician Gretchen Whitmer, the Governor of Michigan, and otherwise using violence to overthrow the state government.

Counties and municipalities

# Wilmington Insurrection of 1898, November 10, 1898: White supremacy, White-supremacist Southern Democrats overthrew the biracial Fusionism in North Carolina, Fusionist ruling coalition of Wilmington, North Carolina
# Battle of Athens (1946), August 2, 1946: Citizens led by returning WWII veterans overthrow the allegedly corrupt government of McMinn County, Tennessee.

Uruguay

# February 10, 1898: Self-coup by Juan Lindolfo Cuestas.
# March 31, 1933: Self-coup by Gabriel Terra.
# February 21, 1942: Self-coup by Alfredo Baldomir, sometimes known as the ''Golpe bueno'' (the "Good coup").
# 1973 Uruguayan coup d'état, June 27, 1973: Juan María Bordaberry closed parliament and established a Civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay, civic-military dictatorshipPage 590
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Venda

# Apr 5, 1990: Gabriel Ramushwana overthrows Frank RavelePage 106
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Venezuela

# :es:Revolución de las Reformas, June 7, 1835: Military rebels led by Pedro Carujo and Julián Castro (Venezuelan politician), Julián Castro briefly overthrows the government of José María Vargas
# :es:Revolución de Marzo, March 15, 1858: An uprising led by Pedro Carujo overthrows the government of José Tadeo Monagas
# :es:Revolución Liberal Restauradora, October 23, 1899: Cipriano Castro's army overthrows the government of Ignacio Andrade
# 1908 Venezuelan coup d'état, December 19, 1908: Juan Vicente Gómez declares himself president after Cipriano Castro leaves for Europe to receive medical treatment
# December 31, 1918: A civic-military conspiracy against the government of Juan Vicente Gómez (planning stages only, failed)
# April 7, 1928: A civic-military uprising, led by Captain Rafael Alvarado Franco, with the goal of overthrow the dictatorial government of Juan Vicente Gómez
# 1945 Venezuelan coup d'état, October 18, 1945: President Isaías Medina Angarita was overthrown by a rebellion and a popular movement, which saw a transition to a democratic government
# 1948 Venezuelan coup d'état, November 24, 1948: A military junta, led by Carlos Delgado Chalbaud overthrows the democratically elected president Rómulo Gallegos
# December 2, 1952: After giving the results of the 1952 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election, Constituent Assembly election, high command of the Armed Forces demand the resignation of the members of the ruling junta, appointing Army Colonel Marcos Pérez Jiménez as provisional president of the Republic
# January 1-2, 1958: A failed coup attempt led by Lieutenant Colonel Hugo Trejo against the dictatorial government of General Marcos Pérez Jiménez
# 1958 Venezuelan coup d'état, January 22-23, 1958: A popular unrest and a military ''pronunciamiento'' achieved the overthrow of the dictatorial government of Marcos Pérez Jiménez, forming a transitional government led by Rear Admiral Wolfgang Larrazábal and Edgar Sanabria
# September 7, 1958: A failed coup led by Lieutenant Colonels Juan de Dios Moncada Vidal and José Hely Mendoza Méndez against the provisional Government Junta headed by Rear Admiral Wolfgang Larrazábal
# April 20, 1960: A failed coup led by Brigadier General :es:Jesús María Castro León, Jesús María Castro León, where he and his troops enter from Colombia and captured the city of San Cristóbal, Táchira, San Cristóbal with the aim of overthrowing the government of Rómulo Betancourt; the coup fails after finding no support among the other military garrisons.{{cita book/news/web}} requires , título= (Spanish) or , titolo= (Italian)
# February 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt, February 4-5, 1992: A failed coup attempt against President Carlos Andrés Pérez led by Hugo Chávez and his group Revolutionary Bolivarian Movement-200, MBR-200
# November 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt, November 27, 1992: A failed coup where a group of remnant officers loyal to the Hugo Chávez-led MBR-200 attempt to seize control of the government
# 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt, April 11-13, 2002: Brief coup against Hugo Chávez led by the country's military high command during a Venezuelan general strike of 2002–2003, general strike called by the business federation Fedecámaras and the Confederación de Trabajadores de Venezuela, Confederation of Workers of Venezuela
# 2017 Venezuelan constitutional crisis, March 29, 2017: The Supreme Tribunal of Justice (Venezuela), Supreme Court of Justice of Nicolás Maduro dissolves the National Assembly (Venezuela), National Assembly and assumes legislative powers. (self-coup)

Vietnam

# October 1459: Emperor Lê Nhân Tông was deposed and killed in a coup led by Lê Nghi Dân
# May 1460: Failed coup against emperor Lê Nghi Dân
# 6 June 1460: Emperor Lê Nghi Dân was deposed (and possibly killed) in a coup by officials, who enthroned Lê Thánh Tông.
# November 1509: Emperor Lê Uy Mục was deposed in a coup led by Lê Tương Dực
# Spring 1516: Emperor Lê Tương Dực was deposed in a military coup; the army enthroned his nephew Lê Chiêu Tông
# 1524: Emperor Lê Chiêu Tông fled the capital due to a rebellion; general Mạc Đăng Dung quashed the rebellion, seized the opportunity to stage a coup against the emperor (who was killed by Mạc's supporters soon after), and enthroned his brother Lê Cung Hoàng.
# 15 June 1527: Emperor Lê Cung Hoàng, the puppet of general Mạc Đăng Dung, was deposed and executed in a military coup by Mạc, who proclaimed himself the emperor of his own new Mạc dynasty. This led to the Lê–Mạc War (1527/33–1592).

South Vietnam

# 1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt, 1960: Lieutenant-Colonel Vương Văn Đông and Colonel Nguyễn Chánh Thi of the Republic of Vietnam Airborne Division, Airborne Division of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam failed to depose of President Ngo Dinh Diem.
# 1963 South Vietnamese coup, 1963: General Dương Văn Minh led a group of Army of the Republic of Vietnam officers to oust President Ngo Dinh Diem in response to Ngo's handling of the Buddhist crisis.
# January 1964 South Vietnamese coup, January 1964: General Nguyễn Khánh ousted the military junta led by General Dương Văn Minh in a bloodless coup.
# September 1964 South Vietnamese coup attempt, September 1964: Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Dương Văn Đức failed to overthrow the ruling military junta led by General Nguyễn Khánh. The attempt collapsed without any casualties.
# December 1964 South Vietnamese coup, December 1964: The ruling military junta, led by General Nguyễn Khánh dissolves the High National Council (South Vietnam), High National Council.
# 1965 South Vietnamese coup, 1965: Army units commanded by General Lâm Văn Phát and Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo fight to a stalemate with those of the ruling military junta, led by General Nguyễn Khánh. Following this, however, General Nguyễn Cao Kỳ and Air Marshal Nguyễn Chánh Thi (hostile to both the plotters and to Khánh himself) seized power themselves with the backing of the United States. They then forced Khánh into exile.

Yemen

# 1948: The Alwaziri coup, Alwazir family assassinated Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, Imam Yahya of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.
# 1962 Yemeni coup d'état, 1962 under Abdullah al-Sallal
# 1974 under Ibrahim al-Hamdi
# 2014–15 Yemeni coup d'état, 2014–2015 a semi-successful coup against President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi led by the Houthis
# 2018 Yemeni coup d'état by the Southern Movement

Yugoslavia

# 6 January Dictatorship, 6 January 1929: Alexander I of Yugoslavia suspends the constitution and introduces a personal dictatorship. (self-coup)
# Yugoslav coup d'état, 1941: by King Peter II of Yugoslavia against Regent Prince Paul of Yugoslavia in reaction for joining the Axis powers, Axis Powers, leading to an World War II in Yugoslavia, Axis invasion.

Zanzibar

# Zanzibar Revolution, January 12, 1964: John Okello led the coup to overthrow Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar, Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said

Zambia

# 1990 Zambian coup d'état attempt, July 1, 1990: Mwamba Luchembe unsuccessfully attempted to overthrow President Kenneth Kaunda
# 1997 Zambian coup d'état attempt, October 28, 1997: Steven Lungu failed to overthrow President Frederick Chiluba

Zimbabwe

Southern Rhodesia

# 1965: following the colonial government’s Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence, Unilateral Declaration of Independence, the colonial governor dismisses the government, but the government ignores this and instead replaces the governor with an "Officer Administering the Government"

Zimbabwe

# 2007 Zimbabwean alleged coup d'état attempt, 2007 Alleged coup d'état attempt in June 2007
# 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état, November 14, 2017: A coup resulted in the removal of longtime President of Zimbabwe, President Robert Mugabe

See also

* Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election
* List of coups and coup attempts – chronological listing
* List of coups and coup attempts since 2010
* List of revolutions and rebellions
* Self-coup
* Soft coup

References

External links

Coups in the World, 1950–Present
– Database on coups and coup attempts 1950–present, by Jonathan Powell & Clayton Thyne.


– List of coups and coup attempts 1946–2015, by the Center for Systemic Peace.

Bibliography

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