311:. Following a visit to the National Guard barracks, Embaló said that Tchongo was "ordered by someone" to release Seidi and Monteiro. Addressing the Guard, Embaló said that they had been "betrayed" by Tchongo and vowed that he would "pay dearly". He further alleged that there had been "complicity" between the national guard and "certain political interests within the State apparatus" and condemned "the passivity of the government", adding that the National Guard had sought to block investigations into the two ministers.
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were subjected to questioning by an anti-corruption inquiry amid investigations into the alleged irregular withdrawal of $ 10 million in state funds that were found to have been paid to 11 companies. Following the questioning, they were placed under arrest on orders of state prosecutors, who were
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presidential appointees. The leader of the opposition in the
National People's Assembly alleged that the owners of the companies were close to leaders of the country's PAIGC-led governing coalition. The ministers were held at a police station near the Bandim market in Bissau.
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issued a statement saying that it “strongly condemns the violence and all attempts to disrupt the constitutional order and rule of law in Guinea-Bissau" and called "for the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators of the incident in accordance with the law."
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issued a statement saying that he "strongly condemns the recent violence in Guinea-Bissau, perpetrated by elements of the
National Guard", while expressing concern over Embaló's decision to dissolve the National Assembly.
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Government spokesman
Francisco Muniro Conte said that a "president who is elected must complete his term of office", adding that "we cannot obstruct people who are facing justice, if the law is really respected."
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National Guard and pro-government forces led by special forces of the Presidential Palace Battalion after 23:00 at the Antula neighborhood and near the
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would remain in office, but that he was taking over the defence and interior ministry portfolios. In response, assembly speaker
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to replace their heads, who were seen as loyal to the assembly. Embaló also announced that Prime
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when the clashes broke out, returned to Guinea-Bissau on the evening of 2 December and ordered
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to appoint the
Cabinet, which also means that the legislature, currently dominated since
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918:"African Union Expresses 'Concern' Over Dissolution Of Guinea-Bissau Parliament"
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On 20 December, Embaló dismissed
Martins as prime minister and appointed
217:, Guinea-Bissau has had at least 10 attempted coups or coups, and only a
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645:"Heavy gunfire in Guinea-Bissau as minister is freed from detention"
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Guinea-Bissau's semi-presidential system limits the powers of the
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Later that evening, members of the
National Guard "armed with
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On the morning of 30 November 2023, Finance
Minister
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On 30 November–1 December 2023, clashes broke out in
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888:"ECOWAS condemns violence in Guinea-Bissau"
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1081:Democratic Republic of the Congo (1965)
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3050:Central African Republic (2013)
2864:Central African Republic (2003)
2844:Central African Republic (2001)
2550:List of coups and coup attempts
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2235:Central African Republic (2013)
2021:Central African Republic (2003)
2007:Central African Republic (2001)
1558:Central African Republic (1982)
1537:Central African Republic (1981)
1477:Central African Republic (1979)
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22:2023 Guinea-Bissau coup attempt
16:Attempted coup in Guinea-Bissau
3401:December 2023 events in Africa
3396:December 2023 crimes in Africa
3391:November 2023 crimes in Africa
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295:Embaló, who was attending the
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2884:São Tomé and Príncipe (2003)
2723:São Tomé and Príncipe (1995)
2407:São Tomé and Príncipe (2022)
2042:São Tomé and Príncipe (2003)
1961:Republic of the Congo (1998)
1898:São Tomé and Príncipe (1995)
1835:Sierra Leone (December 1992)
1712:São Tomé and Príncipe (1988)
1684:Republic of the Congo (1987)
1288:Republic of the Congo (1972)
1186:Republic of the Congo (1968)
1137:Republic of the Congo (1966)
990:Republic of the Congo (1960)
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309:Guinea-Bissau's armed forces
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328:Domingos Simões Pereira
238:and Treasury Secretary
3318:Plots and conspiracies
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2372:Sudan (September 2021)
1207:Libya (September 1969)
1123:Nigeria (January 1966)
230:Detention of ministers
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103:Commanders and leaders
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1863:Bophuthatswana (1994)
1221:Libya (December 1969)
1011:French Algeria (1961)
133:Casualties and losses
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3216:Guinea-Bissau (2022)
3200:Burkina Faso (2022)
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2393:Guinea-Bissau (2022)
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2172:Guinea-Bissau (2011)
2035:Guinea-Bissau (2003)
2014:Côte d'Ivoire (2002)
1993:Côte d'Ivoire (2001)
1975:Côte d'Ivoire (1999)
1954:Guinea-Bissau (1998)
1509:Guinea-Bissau (1980)
976:in Africa since 1960
834:. 20 December 2023.
343:Rui Duarte de Barros
204:Umaro Sissoco Embaló
166:Umaro Sissoco Embaló
109:Umaro Sissoco Embaló
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3251:Burkina Faso (2023)
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2603:Georgia (1991–1992)
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1905:Sierra Leone (1996)
1821:Sierra Leone (1992)
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1516:Upper Volta (1980)
1414:Uganda (June 1977)
1302:Upper Volta (1974)
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93:Presidential Guard
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2179:Mali (March 2012)
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2105:Madagascar (2006)
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2028:Mauritania (2003)
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434:
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391:António Guterres
240:António Monteiro
80:
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3351:
3350:
3349:
3339:
3337:
3329:
3327:
3322:
3309:
3275:
3139:
3135:Ethiopia (2019)
3115:Zimbabwe (2017)
3085:Yemen (2014–15)
3075:Thailand (2014)
2983:
2979:Honduras (2009)
2939:Thailand (2006)
2814:Paraguay (2000)
2797:
2788:Pakistan (1999)
2763:Cambodia (1997)
2733:Paraguay (1996)
2708:Cambodia (1994)
2588:Thailand (1991)
2566:
2541:
2531:
2501:
2496:
2488:
2481:
2476:
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2391:
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2370:
2363:
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2328:
2317:
2312:Ethiopia (2019)
2310:
2303:
2296:
2291:Zimbabwe (2017)
2289:
2282:
2275:
2268:
2261:
2254:
2247:
2240:
2233:
2226:
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1889:
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1812:
1805:
1798:
1791:
1784:
1777:
1770:
1763:
1756:
1745:
1738:
1731:
1726:Ethiopia (1989)
1724:
1717:
1710:
1703:
1698:Transkei (1987)
1696:
1689:
1682:
1675:
1668:
1661:
1654:
1647:
1640:
1633:
1626:
1619:
1612:
1607:Cameroon (1984)
1605:
1598:
1591:
1584:
1577:
1570:
1563:
1556:
1549:
1542:
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1528:
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1398:
1391:
1384:
1377:
1370:
1363:
1356:
1349:
1342:
1335:
1328:
1323:Ethiopia (1974)
1321:
1314:
1307:
1300:
1293:
1286:
1279:
1272:
1265:
1258:
1251:
1244:
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1093:
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1079:
1072:
1065:
1058:
1051:
1044:
1037:
1030:
1023:
1016:
1009:
1002:
997:Ethiopia (1960)
995:
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977:
971:
941:
931:
929:
916:
915:
911:
901:
899:
886:
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293:
265:
249:
236:Souleiman Seidi
232:
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184:
178:
84:
75:
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58:
57:, Guinea-Bissau
44:
17:
12:
11:
5:
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3409:
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3363:
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3347:
3324:
3323:
3321:
3320:
3297:
3289:
3287:or its attempt
3280:
3277:
3276:
3274:
3273:
3271:Bolivia (2024)
3268:
3263:
3258:
3253:
3248:
3243:
3238:
3233:
3228:
3223:
3218:
3213:
3212:
3211:
3206:
3198:
3197:
3196:
3191:
3183:
3181:Tunisia (2021)
3178:
3173:
3168:
3163:
3161:Myanmar (2021)
3158:
3153:
3147:
3145:
3141:
3140:
3138:
3137:
3132:
3127:
3122:
3117:
3112:
3107:
3102:
3097:
3092:
3090:Burundi (2015)
3087:
3082:
3077:
3072:
3067:
3062:
3057:
3052:
3047:
3045:Eritrea (2013)
3042:
3037:
3032:
3031:
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3025:
3017:
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3007:
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2991:
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2911:
2906:
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2896:
2891:
2886:
2881:
2876:
2871:
2866:
2861:
2856:
2851:
2846:
2841:
2836:
2834:Burundi (2001)
2831:
2826:
2821:
2816:
2811:
2809:Ecuador (2000)
2805:
2803:
2799:
2798:
2796:
2795:
2790:
2785:
2780:
2775:
2770:
2765:
2760:
2755:
2750:
2745:
2743:Burundi (1996)
2740:
2735:
2730:
2725:
2720:
2715:
2710:
2705:
2703:Liberia (1994)
2700:
2698:Lesotho (1994)
2695:
2690:
2685:
2683:Nigeria (1993)
2680:
2675:
2673:Burundi (1993)
2670:
2665:
2660:
2655:
2650:
2645:
2643:Algeria (1992)
2640:
2635:
2634:
2633:
2628:
2620:
2619:
2618:
2613:
2605:
2600:
2595:
2590:
2585:
2583:Lesotho (1991)
2580:
2574:
2572:
2568:
2567:
2565:
2564:
2563:
2562:
2557:
2546:
2543:
2542:
2530:
2529:
2522:
2515:
2507:
2498:
2497:
2495:
2494:
2491:attempted coup
2486:
2479:
2473:
2470:
2469:
2467:
2466:
2459:
2452:
2445:
2438:
2431:
2424:
2417:
2410:
2403:
2396:
2389:
2382:
2375:
2368:
2361:
2358:Tunisia (2021)
2354:
2347:
2340:
2333:
2325:
2323:
2319:
2318:
2316:
2315:
2308:
2301:
2294:
2287:
2280:
2273:
2266:
2263:Burundi (2015)
2259:
2252:
2249:Lesotho (2014)
2245:
2238:
2231:
2224:
2217:
2210:
2207:Eritrea (2013)
2203:
2196:
2189:
2182:
2175:
2168:
2161:
2154:
2146:
2144:
2140:
2139:
2137:
2136:
2129:
2122:
2115:
2108:
2101:
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2087:
2080:
2073:
2066:
2059:
2052:
2045:
2038:
2031:
2024:
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2010:
2003:
2000:Burundi (2001)
1996:
1988:
1986:
1982:
1981:
1979:
1978:
1971:
1964:
1957:
1950:
1943:
1936:
1929:
1922:
1919:Burundi (1996)
1915:
1908:
1901:
1894:
1891:Comoros (1995)
1887:
1884:Liberia (1994)
1880:
1877:Lesotho (1994)
1873:
1866:
1859:
1856:Nigeria (1993)
1852:
1845:
1842:Burundi (1993)
1838:
1831:
1828:Algeria (1992)
1824:
1817:
1810:
1807:Lesotho (1991)
1803:
1796:
1789:
1782:
1775:
1768:
1765:Nigeria (1990)
1761:
1753:
1751:
1747:
1746:
1744:
1743:
1736:
1729:
1722:
1715:
1708:
1701:
1694:
1691:Tunisia (1987)
1687:
1680:
1677:Burundi (1987)
1673:
1666:
1659:
1656:Lesotho (1986)
1652:
1649:Liberia (1985)
1645:
1638:
1631:
1628:Nigeria (1985)
1624:
1617:
1610:
1603:
1596:
1593:Nigeria (1983)
1589:
1582:
1575:
1568:
1561:
1554:
1547:
1540:
1533:
1526:
1519:
1512:
1505:
1502:Liberia (1980)
1498:
1490:
1488:
1484:
1483:
1481:
1480:
1473:
1466:
1459:
1452:
1445:
1438:
1435:Comoros (1978)
1431:
1428:Somalia (1978)
1424:
1417:
1410:
1403:
1396:
1389:
1382:
1379:Nigeria (1976)
1375:
1372:Burundi (1976)
1368:
1365:Comoros (1976)
1361:
1354:
1351:Nigeria (1975)
1347:
1340:
1333:
1330:Comoros (1975)
1326:
1319:
1312:
1305:
1298:
1291:
1284:
1281:Morocco (1972)
1277:
1270:
1267:Dahomey (1972)
1263:
1256:
1253:Morocco (1971)
1249:
1242:
1239:Lesotho (1970)
1234:
1232:
1228:
1227:
1225:
1224:
1217:
1214:Somalia (1969)
1210:
1203:
1196:
1193:Dahomey (1969)
1189:
1182:
1175:
1168:
1165:Algeria (1967)
1161:
1154:
1147:
1144:Dahomey (1967)
1140:
1133:
1126:
1119:
1112:
1105:
1098:
1091:
1084:
1077:
1074:Burundi (1965)
1070:
1067:Dahomey (1965)
1063:
1060:Algeria (1965)
1056:
1049:
1042:
1039:Dahomey (1963)
1035:
1032:Algeria (1962)
1028:
1025:Senegal (1962)
1021:
1018:Somalia (1961)
1014:
1007:
1000:
993:
985:
983:
979:
978:
970:
969:
962:
955:
947:
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633:
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440:
400:
398:
395:
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361:
355:
352:
350:
347:
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3247:
3244:
3242:
3239:
3237:
3234:
3232:
3231:Gambia (2022)
3229:
3227:
3224:
3222:
3219:
3217:
3214:
3210:
3207:
3205:
3202:
3201:
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3195:
3192:
3190:
3187:
3186:
3185:Sudan (2021)
3184:
3182:
3179:
3177:
3176:Guinea (2021)
3174:
3172:
3169:
3167:
3164:
3162:
3159:
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3126:
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3118:
3116:
3113:
3111:
3108:
3106:
3103:
3101:
3100:Turkey (2016)
3098:
3096:
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3091:
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3086:
3083:
3081:
3080:Gambia (2014)
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2993:
2992:
2990:
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2980:
2977:
2975:
2972:
2970:
2969:Guinea (2008)
2967:
2965:
2962:
2960:
2957:
2955:
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2940:
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2791:
2789:
2786:
2784:
2781:
2779:
2776:
2774:
2773:Zambia (1997)
2771:
2769:
2768:Turkey (1997)
2766:
2764:
2761:
2759:
2756:
2754:
2751:
2749:
2746:
2744:
2741:
2739:
2736:
2734:
2731:
2729:
2728:Guinea (1996)
2726:
2724:
2721:
2719:
2716:
2714:
2711:
2709:
2706:
2704:
2701:
2699:
2696:
2694:
2693:Gambia (1994)
2691:
2689:
2686:
2684:
2681:
2679:
2676:
2674:
2671:
2669:
2666:
2664:
2663:Russia (1993)
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2425:
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2418:
2415:
2414:Gambia (2022)
2411:
2408:
2404:
2401:
2397:
2394:
2390:
2387:
2383:
2380:
2376:
2373:
2369:
2366:
2365:Guinea (2021)
2362:
2359:
2355:
2352:
2348:
2345:
2341:
2338:
2334:
2331:
2327:
2326:
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2260:
2257:
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2173:
2169:
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2148:
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2145:
2141:
2134:
2130:
2127:
2123:
2120:
2116:
2113:
2112:Guinea (2008)
2109:
2106:
2102:
2099:
2095:
2092:
2088:
2085:
2081:
2078:
2074:
2071:
2067:
2064:
2060:
2057:
2053:
2050:
2046:
2043:
2039:
2036:
2032:
2029:
2025:
2022:
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2011:
2008:
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2001:
1997:
1994:
1990:
1989:
1987:
1983:
1976:
1972:
1969:
1965:
1962:
1958:
1955:
1951:
1948:
1944:
1941:
1940:Zambia (1997)
1937:
1934:
1930:
1927:
1923:
1920:
1916:
1913:
1912:Guinea (1996)
1909:
1906:
1902:
1899:
1895:
1892:
1888:
1885:
1881:
1878:
1874:
1871:
1870:Gambia (1994)
1867:
1864:
1860:
1857:
1853:
1850:
1846:
1843:
1839:
1836:
1832:
1829:
1825:
1822:
1818:
1815:
1811:
1808:
1804:
1801:
1797:
1794:
1790:
1787:
1786:Ciskei (1990)
1783:
1780:
1776:
1773:
1772:Zambia (1990)
1769:
1766:
1762:
1759:
1755:
1754:
1752:
1748:
1741:
1737:
1734:
1730:
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3166:Niger (2021)
3130:Sudan (2019)
3125:Gabon (2019)
3120:Yemen (2018)
3110:Libya (2016)
3070:Libya (2014)
3065:Libya (2013)
3060:Egypt (2013)
3040:Sudan (2012)
3019:Mali (2012)
3005:Niger (2011)
2995:Niger (2010)
2959:Sudan (2008)
2919:Nepal (2005)
2899:Haiti (2004)
2894:Sudan (2004)
2839:Haiti (2001)
2783:Niger (1999)
2753:Qatar (1996)
2748:Niger (1996)
2718:Qatar (1995)
2668:Libya (1993)
2648:Sudan (1992)
2622:Peru (1992)
2598:Haiti (1991)
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2435:Gabon (2023)
2428:Niger (2023)
2421:Sudan (2023)
2344:Niger (2021)
2305:Sudan (2019)
2298:Gabon (2019)
2284:Libya (2016)
2242:Libya (2014)
2221:Egypt (2013)
2200:Sudan (2012)
2165:Niger (2011)
2158:Niger (2010)
2126:Sudan (2008)
2063:Sudan (2004)
1968:Niger (1999)
1926:Niger (1996)
1849:Libya (1993)
1814:Sudan (1992)
1793:Venda (1990)
1758:Sudan (1990)
1740:Sudan (1989)
1705:Benin (1988)
1635:Sudan (1985)
1565:Kenya (1982)
1544:Ghana (1981)
1463:Ghana (1979)
1442:Ghana (1978)
1407:Sudan (1977)
1393:Benin (1977)
1386:Sudan (1976)
1344:Libya (1975)
1337:Sudan (1975)
1316:Niger (1974)
1274:Ghana (1972)
1260:Sudan (1971)
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3151:Mali (2020)
3055:Chad (2013)
2949:Fiji (2006)
2934:Chad (2006)
2924:Togo (2005)
2914:Peru (2005)
2889:Chad (2004)
2819:Fiji (2000)
2738:Iraq (1996)
2578:Mali (1991)
2351:Mali (2021)
2330:Mali (2020)
2214:Chad (2013)
2098:Chad (2006)
2084:Togo (2005)
2056:Chad (2004)
1800:Mali (1991)
1779:Chad (1990)
1733:Chad (1989)
1663:Togo (1986)
1358:Chad (1975)
1179:Mali (1968)
1158:Togo (1967)
1046:Togo (1963)
842:21 December
377:Moussa Faki
170:legislature
3355:Categories
3310:See also:
2560:since 2010
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176:Background
3306:self-coup
3285:Self-coup
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2483:self-coup
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349:Reactions
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291:Aftermath
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120:Strength
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285:Senegal
263:Clashes
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