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This is a list of coups d'état and coup attempts by country, listed in chronological order. A coup is an attempt to illegally overthrow a country's government. Scholars generally consider a coup successful when the usurpers are able to maintain control of the government for at least seven days.
2013–2014 Thai political crisis and subsequent military coup oust Thai elected government, replaced by the National Council for Peace and Order. [86] 2014–2015 Yemeni coup d'état: 21 September 2014 – 6 February 2015: Coup Yemen: Houthis: President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi: Coup resulted in Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) [87]
1982 Bangladeshi coup d'état: General Hussain Muhammad Ershad led a military coup to depose the civilian government, led by President Abdus Sattar, and install Ershad into power. 1982 Central African Republic coup attempt; 1982 Kenyan coup attempt: An attempted military coup failed to overthrow the government of President Daniel arap Moi.
When the coup d'état ended up being successful and João Goulart was overthrown, a right-wing military dictatorship assumed power and ended up running the country until March 1985. The United States would also go on to support the Brazilian military dictatorship through Operation Condor. [211] [212] [213]
Military coups in the United Arab Emirates (2 P) Coups d'état and coup attempts in the United States (5 C, 12 P) Military coups in Uruguay (2 P) V.
The United States government has been involved in numerous interventions in foreign countries throughout its history. The U.S. has engaged in nearly 400 military interventions between 1776 and 2023, with half of these operations occurring since 1950 and over 25% occurring in the post-Cold War period. [1]
Map of military operations since 1950. 1950–1953: Korean War: The United States responded to the North Korean invasion of South Korea by going to its assistance, pursuant to United Nations Security Council resolutions. U.S. forces deployed in Korea exceeded 300,000 during the last year of the active conflict (1953).
Fortune (1950s) — 1951 CIA plan for a coup in Guatemala. Executed as Success. Success (1954) — 1954 CIA coup in Guatemala. Northwoods (1960s) — plan to incite war between the United States and Cuba. Peter Pan (1960s) — transfer of Cubans to the US