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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.
On 6 January 2021, President Donald Trump attempted a coup according to Congressman Bennie Thompson, Chair of the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack. Several intelligence agencies for NATO countries also described the events as an attempted coup.
Institution of martial law in Poland: General Wojciech Jaruzelski formed the Military Council of National Salvation and announced the institution of martial law in the country. 1981 Bahraini coup attempt; On December 11, 1981: the military overthrew Roberto Eduardo Viola, with Leopoldo Galtieri being appointed president of Argentina one week later.
The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, the second largest workers association in the country, declared "an indefinite general strike until the Yoon administration steps down." In its statement ...
Bush called on him to honor the will of the Panamanian people. Coup attempts were made against Noriega and skirmishes broke out between U.S. and Panamanian troops. Noriega was also indicted for drug charges in the United States. [356] In December 1989, in a military operation code-named Operation Just Cause, the U.S. invaded Panama. Noriega ...
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has so far refused to cooperate with investigators after he was arrested for questioning on Wednesday, the country’s anti-corruption agency said.
Later on 4 December, all of the major newspapers in South Korea and the National Union of Media Workers unanimously condemned Yoon and called for his arrest, saying the martial law was illegal and an attempted repeat of the brutal coups of the 1980s. [98] At the same time, multiple South Korean celebrities also heavily condemned Yoon. [99]
Yoon's move comes as South Korea tries to shore up its position before the Jan. 20 inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who clashed with Yoon's predecessor over trade and paying for ...