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Benin coup attempt foiled, says Interior Minister after dramatic televised Army takeover
December 07, 2025 10:43 pm
According to the soldiers, Lt. Col. Pascal Tigri has been appointed president of the military committee.
What to know about the events leading up to Madagascar's military coup
October 15, 2025 10:26 am
The ouster of Rajoelina, who himself came to power as a transitional leader in a military-backed coup in 2009, capped weeks of protests led by young people fed up with power.
Myanmar's year of turmoil since a military coup
February 01, 2022 10:43 am
On February 1 last year, the military declared a state of emergency for a year - later extended - and handed power to armed forces chief Min Aung Hlaing.
Myanmar's year of turmoil since the military took power in a coup
January 25, 2022 10:31 pm
The military had declared a state of emergency for a year, which was later extended and had handed power to army chief Min Aung Hlaing on 1st February last year.
Released Sudan official describes ordeal since coup arrest
November 25, 2021 11:17 am
Faisal Saleh, an advisor to Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, told The Associated Press that security forces took him blindfolded from his home in the early hours of Oct. 25.
Sudan's military takes power in coup, arrests prime minister
October 25, 2021 11:17 pm
The takeover comes more than two years after protesters forced the ouster of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir and just weeks before the military was supposed to hand the leadership of the council that runs the country over to civilians.
Donald Trump administration officials to testify on January 6 riot
May 12, 2021 9:51 pm
Although he says the Defense Department should not play a lead role in domestic law enforcement, he felt it important to initiate planning discussions out of concern about a lack of coordination and information-sharing between other agencies.
Myanmar ambassador to London locked out of embassy after breaking with military
April 08, 2021 11:28 am
Last month, ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn had called for the release of Suu Kyi and ousted President Win Myint, drawing praise for his "courage" from British foreign minister Dominic Raab.
Myanmar protesters urge 'guerrilla strikes' as internet blackout widens
April 02, 2021 1:01 pm
Late on Thursday, protesters spread a call for a "flower strike" at bus stops where demonstrators killed by security forces had departed on their last journeys.
Attack by Myanmar's Kachin minority signals deepening crisis
March 31, 2021 6:16 pm
Leaders of the protest movement against the military's February 1 ouster of the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi have been seeking an alliance with the ethnic minorities' armed groups to boost pressure on the junta.
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