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| Jul. 7 |
 Equatorial Guinea |
 British ex-soldier sentenced for plot| Simon Mann, 56, has been sentenced to 34 years and 4 months in jail by an E Guinea court for his role in a 2004 coup plot | |
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| Jun.19 |
Equatorial Guinea |
Mercenary implicates Thatcher The trial of British mercenary Simon Mann implicated former friend Mark Thatcher in the alleged plot to overthrow the president of Equatorial Guinea
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| May.9 |
 Beirut |
 Cabinet condemns Hezbollah 'coup' Lebanon's cabinet has said the seizure of most of western Beirut by the Shia group was 'a bloody coup'
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| Nov.29 |
 Manila |
Manila hotel siege: Rebels surrender  Dramatically played out on live TV, an opposition politician and military officers surrendered to government forces after taking over a luxury hotel
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| Jun.27 |
 Grenada |
Coup leaders ordered freed 3 men walked out of a prison after nearly a quarter century behind bars for their roles in a bloody 1983 coup that led to a U.S. invasion
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Afghan police hit by suicide bomb, 35 killed
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| Jun.4 |
California |
10 charged with alleged Laos plot
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| Dec.4 |
 Fiji |
Military 'takes control of Fiji' | The military commander of Fiji Cmdr Frank Bainimarama has announced he has taken over control of the country. Bainimarama had assumed executive powers and dismissed Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase. Bainimarama had repeatedly expressing anger at the way the pr... | |
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Fiji |
President 'dissolves parliament' The president is paving the way for the military to take control in a coup. Prime Minister Qarase is refusing to resign
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| Dec.3 |
Fiji |
Army takes over police base
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| Nov.30 |
Fiji |
Fiji calm, but threat of coup still looms
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| Nov.29 |
Fiji |
Army head sets coup deadline Military chief Cmdr Frank Bainimarama has warned he will overthrow the government on Friday if his demands are not met
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| Nov.28 |
Fiji |
Military stokes coup fears The military will conduct night-time exercises to secure strategic areas of the capital, Suva
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| Nov.24 |
Beirut |
Killing of Gemayel 'may presage coup' The U.S. ambassador to the UN: This killing of Lebanese politician may be the first shot in a coup against the government
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| Oct.31 |
Fiji |
Fears grow over coup threat
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| Sep.19 |
 Thailand |
Military tightens grip Martial law has been declared. Gatherings of people and critical news reporting banned
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Thailand |
Army chief leads coup while PM away The chiefs of the army, navy and air force met with King Adulyadej to declare they were taking over the country
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Reform were taking over while Thaksin Shinawatra was at a U.N. meeting.
Thaksin canceled a scheduled speech to the U.N. General Assembly.
He said that his government was still in control and announced he was firing Sonthi.
Tanks and troops patrolled Bangkok.
Police were closing stores
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Thailand |
Tanks appear in Bangkok - reports Tanks have taken up position around the government headquarters blocking traffic
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Bomb targets army chief
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| Mar.23 |
 Argentina |
Argentina marks coup anniversary 30 years ago the coup brought the military to power for 7 years. Thousands of people gathered for a rally
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| Feb.23 |
Manila |
Army 'foils coup plot'| The army says it has thwarted an attempt by soldiers to overthrow the president Gloria Arroyo | |
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| Aug.3 |
 Mauritania |
Officers 'seize power' Army officers have announced the overthrow of President Ould Taya and creation of a ruling military council
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Suicide bombs cause carnage
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| Mar.24 |
 Kyrgyzstan |
 Government HQ seized. Akayev left| Protesters forced the country's longtime president Askar Akayev to flee his office | | |
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| Feb.18 |
Nepal |
King backs coup on Democracy Day
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| Jan.13 |
 South Africa |
Thatcher guilty plea in coup plot Mark Thatcher has pleaded guilty to bankrolling an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea in a plea bargain deal
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| Sep.24 |
Sudan |
Sudan 'foils Islamist coup plot'
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| Sep.10 |
 Zimbabwe |
 UK 'coup plotter' jailed Former SAS officer Simon Mann accused of plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea has been sentenced to 7 years in jail
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| Jun.11 |
 Congo |
Kabila: Coup attempt has failed The president has appealed for calm after the capital was rocked by gunfire and tank blasts in a failed coup attempt
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| Mar.28 |
Congo |
Arrests after 'coup bid'
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| Mar.12 |
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe to charge 'mercenaries'
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| Mar.8 |
Zimbabwe |
Jet seized with 'suspected mercenaries' Authorities have taken 64 people into custody and seized a U.S.-registered jetliner carrying military material
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| Feb.8 |
Haiti |
Government warns of coup
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| Sep.14 |
Guinea-Bissau |
Army seizes power
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| Jul.27 |
Philippines |
Ex-Estrada aide held over mutiny
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Manila |
Rebel troops end mutiny
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| Jul.26 |
Manila |
Arroyo sets deadline for mutineers
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Manila |
Armed men seize center of Manila 30 members of the military have seized the financial center of the capital and set up booby traps
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Manila |
Arroyo admits small army 'mutiny'
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| Jul.16 |
Sao Tome & Principe |
Coup topples government
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| Jun.8 |
Mauritania |
Rebel leader killed as coup fails
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Suicide bomb kills 4 U.S. soldiers
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| May.28 |
CAR |
Coup attempt
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| Apr.18 |
Burundi |
Coup attempt falters
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| Jan.7 |
 Ivory Coast |
Dissident soldiers seize radio station Loyalist forces had defeated their coup attempt
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