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Military flees Bolivia government palace, general in custody after coup attempt fails

9:53pm June 26, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Bolivian general who appeared to be behind the rebellion, Juan José Zúñiga, was arrested after the attorney general opened an investigation against him. It wasn't immediately clear what the charges were against him.

Supporters of the Alliance Of Sahel States (AES) drive with flags as they celebrate Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Niamey on January 28, 2024.

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After the coups, West Africa's Brexit moment

6:25am January 31, 2024

by Emmanuel Akinwotu

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have severed ties from a key West African bloc. Four things you need to know about what the break means for a region destabilized by coups and rising jihadist violence.

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Curfew declared in Sierra Leone after gunmen attacked its main military barracks

7:30pm November 26, 2023

by The Associated Press

The attack on the barracks and detention centers raised fears of a breakdown of order amid a surge of coups in the region.

Military jets bombed La Moneda presidential palace during the coup on Sept. 11, 1973, in Santiago, Chile. President Salvador Allende killed himself and Gen. Augusto Pinochet began a 17-year dictatorship.

The U.S. set the stage for a coup in Chile. It had unintended consequences at home

6:00am September 10, 2023

by James Doubek

When the U.S. role in the 1973 coup in Chile became known, activists took action. So did U.S. lawmakers. This is what happened after the U.S. helped topple a Marxist and aided a right-wing dictator.

This video grab shoes the spokesperson for the mutinous soldiers speaking on state television as they announce that they had seized power in Libreville on Wednesday.

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Military officers in Gabon say they have seized power

9:21pm August 30, 2023

by Emmanuel Akinwotu

Crowds celebrated in Gabon after mutinous soldiers said they were seizing power to overturn results of a presidential election and remove President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family has long held power.

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Supporters of the Nigerien defence and security forces gather during a demonstration outside the national assembly in Niamey on July 27, 2023.

A look at what's next for Niger a day after the coup

3:21am July 28, 2023

by Emmanuel Akinwotu

The day after the coup — we look at what's next for U.S. ally Niger in West Africa. It is the ninth coup or attempted power grab in about three years in West and Central Africa.

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Supporters of the Nigerien defence and security forces gather during a demonstration outside the national assembly in Niamey on July 27, 2023. The head of Niger's armed forces on July 27, 2023 said he endorsed a declaration by troops who overnight announced they had taken power after detaining the country's elected president, Mohamed Bazoum.

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Niger's military announces coup

9:46am July 27, 2023

Soldiers in Niger have announced a coup, imposing a curfew and closing borders in a country that is a key U.S. ally in West Africa.

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Col. Major Amadou Abdramane, center, is shown speaking during a televised statement. Soldiers claimed on July 26, 2023, to have overthrown the government of Niger President Mohamed Bazoum in a statement read out on national television.

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Niger's military announces a coup on national television

10:50pm July 26, 2023

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. is calling for the president of Niger to be released after soldiers say they have seized power in a coup in the West African country.

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo at a press conference for foreign journalists in Lima on Oct. 11.

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From President to prisoner - the rapid descent of Peru's Pedro Castillo

5:21pm December 09, 2022

by Simeon Tegel

Peru's Pedro Castillo gambled away power in one breathtaking day

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People celebrate in the streets with members of Guinea's armed forces after the arrest of Guinea's president, Alpha Conde, in a coup d'etat in Conakry on Sunday.

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Guinea's Military Declared A Coup. What Happens Next Is Uncertain

12:48pm September 06, 2021

by Chris Benderev

Members of Guinea's military arrested the country's president Sunday. Col. Mamady Doumbouya, the coup's leader, said he was dissolving the country's constitution and government.