1943 Military coup in Bolivia
1944 Coup in Argentina by Juan Peron Minister of War
1945 Coup in Vietnam as Ho Chi Minh takes power
1947 Military coup discovered in France
......... .Coup in Thailand by Plaek Pibulsonggram, ousting Thawal Navaswadhi
......... .Coup in Romania King Michael is forced to abdicate and leave the country
1948 Communist coup in Czechoslovakia
.........Coup in Venezuela military junta installed headed by Carlos Delgado Chalbaud
.........Failed coup attempt in Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
1949 Military coup by Colonel Sami Hinnawi in Syria against France
1951 Military coup by Col Adib el-Shishakli in Syria
......... .Military coup in Thailand by the Army and Navy successful
.......... Military coup in Pakistan by the left wing
...........Military coup in Argentina against Juan Domingo Perón
1952 Military coup by General Fulgencio Batista in Cuba
.........Military coup in Egypt overthrows the monarchy
.........Bloodless coup in Cuba with USA help
1953 Military coup by General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla in Colombia
.........Coup in Iran by Imperial Iranian Army loyal to the Shah puts him back on throne
1954 Military coup in Paraguay by General Alfredo Stroessner and US support
.........Coup in Guatemala by Col Carlos Castillo Armas and CIA support
........ Military Coup in Yanaon (French-India) led by Dadala Raphael Ramanayya
1955 Failed coup in the Yemen by Abdullah Seif el-Islam
.........Military coup in Brazil by Marshal Lott with US support
.........Military coup in Argentina overthrows President Juan Domingo Peron
1956 Military coup by Colonel Simbolon in Sumatra
.........Military coup in Cuba by Col Ramon Barquin fails to bring down Batista
1957 Coup in Thailand as Premier Songgram is deposed
.........Military coup in Thailand by Marshal Sarit Thanarat
.........Coup in Colombia millitary assisted allowing the military Junta to take power
1958 Military coup in Pakistan by Ayub Khan replaces Iskander Mirza as President
.........Military coup in Iraq overthrows the monarchy
.........Military coup in France General Jacques Massu takes over Algiers
.........Military coup in France Charles de Gaulle take control of the country
1959 Pro-Egyptian coup fails in Mosul Iraq
.........Failed Military coup in Brazil by the Air force to remove Juscelino Kubitschek
1960 Military coup overthrows democratic government of Turkey
.........Failed Military coup in Ethiopia against Haile Selassie 1
1960 Coup in the Congo by Col Joseph-Desire Mobutu
.........Coup in South Vietnam fails against President Ngo Dinh Diem
1961 Military coup in El Salvador
.........Failed coup by Syrian group in Lebanon
.........Coup in South Korea by Park Chung Hee overthrew Second Republic of South Korea
.........Military coup in France 4 retired Army Gen's tried to remove Pres Charles de Gaulle
1962 Military coup in Syria as President Nazim al-Kudsi flees
.........Failed coup in Brunei
........ Military coup in Argentina Pres Arturo Frondizi overthrown by the military while abroad
.........Military coup in the Dominican Republic by military junta replaced President Juan Bosch
.........Military coup in Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
.........Failed Military coup in Ceylon led by Christain Officers
.........Military coup in Burma by General Ne Win ousted Prime Minister U Nu
1963 Failed Military coup in Syria
.........Military coup in Guatemala Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes replaced by Enrique Peralta Azurdia
.........Failed Military coup in Turkey
.........Military coup in South Vietnam overthrowing Ngo Dinh Diem with U.S. support
.........Military coup in Ecuador
.........Military coup in Togo
.........Military coup in Iraq by Baathist leaders in Baghdad, Gen. Abd al-Karim Qasim is shot
1964 Military coup in South Vietnam by General Nguyen Khanh
.........Military coup in Brazil by General Castello Branco, President Goulart is ousted
.........Coup in Laos (right wing) Suvanna Phuma remains premier
.........Military coup in South Vietnam overthrowing Duong Van Minh
.........Military coup in South Vietnam by General Nguyen Khanh
1965 Military coup in Congo by General Mobutu. President Kasavubu is overthrown
.........Military Coup in Indonesia by Lieutenant Colonel Untung however it failed
.........Military coup in Algeria by Col Houari Boumedienne President Ben Bella fired
.........Military coup in the Dominican Republic by Donald Reid Cabral
.........Military coup in Central African Republic
1966 Coup in Burundi overthrows the monarchy and a republic is declared
.........Coup in Nigerian as chief of staff Jakubu Gowon takes over
.........Military coup in Indonesian by General Suharto
.........Military in Syrian by Hafiz al-Assad
.........Military coup in Ghana ousts President Kwame Nkrumah
.........Military coup in Syria ends Bitar government
.........Military coup in Central African Republic by Col Jean-Bedel Bokassa
.........Military coup in Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso)
.........Bloodless coup in Abu Dhabi Shakhbut Bin-Sultan Al Nahyan was deposed by his brother
.........Military coup in Argentina Arturo Illia is overthrown by General Juan Carlos Onganía
1967 Unsuccessful coup against Greek King Constantine II
.........Military coup in Greece Konstantinos Kollias becomes premier for the Military junta
.........Coup in Togo leads to thirty-eight year rule of Gnassingbé Eyadéma
.........Failed Military coup in Ghana in opperation Guitar-Boy (17th April) by junior officers
1968 Military coup in Mali as President Modibo Keita flees the country
.........Military coup in Peru by General Velasco Alvarado - Fernando Belaunde Terry fled
..........Coup in Panama by General Omar Torrijos against President Arnulfo Arias Madrid
1969 Bloodless coup in Somalia (National Day)
.........Military coup in Bolivia by General Ovando Candia
.........Military coup in Sudan
.........Military coup in Syria by General Hafez al-Assad
.........Military coup in Somalia
.........Coup in libya Colonel Qadhafi overthrows the monarchy
.........Military coup in Pakistan by Gen. Yahya Khan takes power from Ayub Khan
.........Military coup in Brazil Pres Artur da Costa e Silva has stroke replaced by a Military Junta
1970 Military coup in Syria by Lieutenant General Hafez al-Assad
.........Military coup in Cambodia by General Lon Nol, as prince Sihanuk flees
.........Coup in Bolivia with U.S. support later followed by a leftist countercoup
.........Coup in Oman, Qaboos bin Said ousts his father Said bin Taimur to become Sultan
.........Coup attempt in Italy by fascist groups.(Golpe Borghese)
1971 Military coup in Bolivian by Col Hugo Banzer, as President Torres is driven out
.........Military coup in the Sudan under Major Hashem al-Atta, Numeiry flees (Short lived)
.........Military counter coup in the Sudan under premier Numeiry
.........Military coup in Uganda by General Idi Amin Dada
.........Military coup in Turkey
.........Self-coup by Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn to end his own government
1972 Death of Ntare V, deposed King of Burundi, killed in an abortive coup
.........Military coup in Ghana by Col Ignatius Kutu Acheampong takes over on 13th Jan
1973 Bloodless military coup ousts Greek President George Papadopoulos
.........Military coup in Chile President Salvador Allende is deposed
.........Military coup in Afghanistan King Mohammad Zahir Shah flees
.........Military coup in Rwanda by General-major Habyalimana
........ Failed Coup in Chile by Roberto Souper against President Salvador Allende during June
.........Coup in Chile with US support installing a military dictatorship led by Augusto Pinochet
.........Coup in Uruguay when the President dissolves Parliament and heads the coup
.........Coup in Greece Brigadier Dimitrios Ioannidis overthrow the leader of the Greek junta
1974 Coup in Ethiopia overthrows Emperor Haile Selassie (National Day) Communist backed
.........Coup in East-Timor under UDT
.........Military coup on Cyprus Archbishop/President Makarios flees
.........Military coup in Niger President Diori Hamani is deposed
1975 Military coup in Bangladesh by Khondakar Moustaque Ahmed made head of state
.........Military coup in Pakistan Mujibur Rahiman Pakistani sheik killed at 53
.........Military coup in Pakistan against president Mujib ur-Rahman
.........Military coup in Nigeria by General Mohammed, Pres Jakubu Gowon is fired
.........Military coup in Chad by General Odingar President François Tombalbaye is killed
.........Failed Military coup in Portugal under General Spinola
2nd Military coup in Portugal deposed P/M Marcelo Caetano (exiled to Brazil) and Pres..Almirante Americo Thomas. All the colonies Angola, Mozambique, Guine and Timor.given independence
.........Military coup in Cyprus by Greek Colonels overthrows Makarios and invasion by Turkey
1975 Military coup in Bangladesh led by Brigadier Khaled Mosharraf deposes Ziaur Rahman
.........Military coup in Bangladesh by Abu Taher - Khaled Mosharraf is killed
1976 China Mao Tse-Tung's widow Jiang Qing charged with plotting a coup
.........Coup in Nigeria Failed
.........Failed Military coup in Nigeria ends with the death of General Murtala Ramat Mohammed
.........Military coup in Ecuador President Guillermo Lara leaves
.........Coup in Seychelles lead by Bob Denard (National Day)
.........Military coup in Thailand
.........Military coup in Argentina overthrows Isabel Martínez de Perón
1977 Military coup in Pakistan by Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq with U.S. support. Hangs P/ Minister
.........Coup in Seychelles by Bob Denard, James Mancham out, France Albert René in
1978 Military coup in Bolivia by General Juan Pereda, President Hugo Banzer flees
.........Bloodless military coup in Mauritania President Moktar flees
.........Military coup (pro-Russian) in Afghanistan (National Day)
1979 Bolivia Military coup in Bolivia by General Busch President Guevara flees
.........Military coup in El Salvador President/General Carlos Romero flees
.........Coup in Central African Rep David Dacko overthrows emperor Bokassa I
.........Coup in Afghanistan under Hafizullah Amin
.........Coup in Suriname failed under Sergeant-Major Wilfred Hawker
.........Failed coup in Spain by Lt-colonel Antonio Tejero Molina
.........Coup in South Korea Chun Doo-hwan established presidentship
.........Failed coup in Iran US backed to overthrow Interim government after the Iranian Revolution
.........Coup in Ghana by Jerry John Rawlings removes Gen. FWK Akuffo from power
1980 Coup in Burkina abolishes constitution
.........Military coup in Upper-Volta by Col Saye Zerbo President Lamizana flees
.........Military coup in Turkey by General Kenan Evren
.........
.........Military coup in Bolivian General Garcia Meza becomes President the 'Cocaine Coup'
.........Coup in Liberia by Samuel K. Doe, President William R Tolbert Jr and 27 others killed
.........Miltary coup in Suriname by Desi Bouterse
.........Coup in Suriname led by Dési Bouterse & military officers ousts Prime Minister Henck Arron
.........Military coup in Guinea Bissau
1981 Failed coup in Seychelles by Mike Hoare South African and mercenaries
An attempted coup in Dominica called "Operation Red Dog" which the media dubbed "Bayou of Pigs".
.Military coup in Central African Republic by General Kolingba Pres Dacko flees
.........Failed Coup in Spain by Antonio Tejero
.........Failed coup in Gambia by Kukoi Sanyang suppressed by Dawda Jawara with Senegalese aid
.........Failed Military coup attempt in Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman killed
.........Failed coup in Suriname led by Wilfred Hawker
........ Military coup in Central African Pres David Dacko is overthrown by General André Kolingba
.........Military coup in Ghana Jerry John Rawlings stages 2nd coup overthrowing Dr. Hilla Limann
.........Military coup in Poland led by Wojciech Jaruzelski.
1982 Military coup in Guatemala by General Rios Montt President Romeo Lucas flees
.........Military coup in Suriname by Rambocus/Hawker
.........Military coup in Bangladesh by General Hossain Mohammad Ershad overthrows Abdus Sattar
.........Failed coup in Kenya by some members of the Kenya Air Force
.........Failed coup in Suriname led by Surendre Rambocus
1983 Military coup in Nigeria and National Assembly dissolved
.........Military coup in Grenada by Hudson Austin and counter-coup and invasion with U.S. support
.........Coup (left wing) in Grenada by vice-premier Coard
.........Military coup in Guatemala President Rios Montt flees
.........Military coup in Nigeria President Shagari overthrown as Muhammadu Buhari takes power..
1984 Palace coup in Mauritania
.........Military coup in Mauretania by Col Maawiya Ould Sid'ahmed Taya
.........Failed coup in Bolivia by cocaine growers
.........Coup in Guinea brings Lansana Conte to power and he suspends the constitution
1985 Military coup in Uganda led by Bazilio Olara-Okello and Tito Okell they suspend constitution
.........Coup in the Sudan by General Swarreddahab suspends constitution
.........Military coup in Nigeria led by Ibrahim Babangida who replaces Muhammadu Buhari
1986 Failed coup in Philippines by Juan Ponce Enrile and Gregorio Honasan
.........Military coup in Lesotho by Gen-major Lekhanya and Premier Leabua Jonathan
1987 Coup in Burkina Faso and President Sankara dies
.........Military coup Fiji by Major-General Sitiveni Rabuka
.........2nd coup on Fiji led by Major General Sitiveni Rabuka who declares a republic
.........Coup in Burundi suspends constitution
.........Failed military coup attempt in Argentina against President Raúl Alfons led by Aldo
.........Failed coup attempt in the Philippines led by Col. Gregorio Honasan
.........Bloodless coup in Tunisia by Zine El Abidine Ben Ali overthrows President Habib Bourguiba
1988 Coup in Haiti
.........Military coup in Haiti Lieutenant General Avril takes control Henri Namphy flees
.........Failed coup in Bophuthatswana by Rocky Malebane-Metsing
.........Military coup in Burma crushing the 'Four Eights' uprising
.........Failed military coup attempt in Argentina by Aldo Rico against President Raúl Alfonsín
.........Failed military coup attempt in Argentina by Mohamed Alí Seineldín against Raúl Alfonsín
1989 Coup in the Comores by Bob Benard
.........Failed Military coup in Panama by Panamanian Defense Force
.........Coup in Sudan suspends interim constitution
.........Military coup in Paraguay overthrows dictator Alfredo Stroessner
.........Military coup in Gambia President Dawda Jawara flees
.........Failed coup attempt in the Philippines by Col. Gregorio Honasan
.........Failed coup attempt in Ethiopia by senior army officers against Col. Mengistu Haile Mariam
.........Successful coup in Paraguay against Alfredo Stroessner led by Andres Rodriguez
.........Failed coup attempt in Panama against Manuel Noriega led by Moises Giroldi
1990 Failed coup attempt in Nigeria led by Col. Gideon Orkar
.........Failed coup attempt in Trinidad & Tobago led by Jamaat al Muslimeen leader Yasin Abu Bakr
.........Failed coup attempt in Argentina by Mohamed Alí Seineldín against Carlos Saúl Menem
.........Failed coup attempt in Panama against President Guillermo Endara
1991 Communist coup is crushed in U.S.S.R. in 2 days
.........KGB coup in Russia deposes of Mikhail Gorbachev
.........Failed Military coup in Mali
.........Military coup in Thailand Premier Choonhaven arrested
.........Failed coup attempt (the so-called August Putsch) in the Soviet Union
.........Military coup in Haiti by FRAPH a U.S. backed armed group oust Jean-Bertrand Aristide
.........Military coup in Thailand results in infamous incident Black May
.........Military coup in Georgia removes President Zviad Gamsakhurdia from office
1992 Military coup in Algeria cancels elections and forces President to resign
.........Coup in Peru self launched by President Alberto Fujimori
.........Failed coup attempt in Venezuela by Hugo Chávez against President Carlos Andrés Pérez
.........Coup in Sierra Leone by Valentine Strasser who takes power
1993 Military coup in Burundi by President Ndadaye many Hutu's flee the country
.........Coup in Russia by President Boris Yeltsin who then dissolving the Russian parliament
.........Self Coup in Guatemala by President Jorge Serrano Elias then dissolving the Parliament
1994 Military coup in Gambia
1997 Military coup in Turkey by top ranking Generals Prime Minister's resigns.
1998 Coup in Albania after funeral of Azem Hajdari. P.M. Fatos Nano flees but party stays in power
1999 Military coup in Pakistan Gen. Pervez Musharraf becomes President, Nawaz Sharif' exiled
.........Military coup in Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), the first coup since the independence
2000 Failed Coup in Ecuador V.Pres Gustavo Noboa regained control with help from protestors
.........Attempted Coup in Fiji by George Speight against the Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry
2002 Failed coup in Venezuela President Hugo Chávez was detained Pedro Carmona takes over
2003 Military coup in Central African Republic against Ange-Félix Patassé
.........Attempted coup in Mauritania
.........Military coup in São Tomé and Príncipe against Fradique de Menezes
.........Military coup in Guinea-Bissau against Kumba Ialá
.........Failed mutiny and coup attempt in the Philippines led by right-wing junior officers
2004 Attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo
.........Attempted coup in Haiti interim government installed U.S. flys out Jean-Bertrand Aristide
.........Failed coup d'état in Chad against President Idriss Déby
.........Second attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo
.........Attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea
2005 Coup in Togo legalised by parliamentary vote but unrecognised by international community
.........Self coup in Nepal by King Gyanendra overthrows the government leaving him in charge
.........Military coup in Mauritania overthrows President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
2006 Attempted a military coup in the Philippines targeting President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
.........Attempted military coup in Chad to overthrow President Idriss Déby
.........Military coup in Thailand by the Royal Thai Army over throws P/Minister while out of country
.........Failed Military coup in Madagascar against President Marc Ravalomanana
.........Military bloodless coup in Fiji overthrows both the President and Prime Minister
.........Coup in Côte d'Ivoire targeting President Laurent Gbagbo foiled by the military
2007 Failed coup in Laos by Gen. l Vang Pao and others in the US to overthrow the government
.........Failed coup in Philippines by Sen. Antonio Trillanes who storms the Peninsula hotel
.........Failed attempted military coup in Turkey to block the election of Abdullah Gül as President
2008 Failed attempted coup in East Timor as President José Ramos-Horta is shot and injured
.........Attempted military coup in Mauritania
.........Military coup in Guinea after the death of President Lansana Conté
2009 Attempted coup in Madagascar by the Army President Marc Ravalomanana resigns
.........Attempted coup in Honduras as the army kidnapped president Manuel Zelaya Rosales
2010 Coup in Niger by soldiers as they kidnapped the President
.........Failed Coup in Guinea-Bissau by the Army as Prime Minister is briefly arrested
Terry Aspinall ............II .....If I have missed any out please get in touch
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