A self-coup, also called an autocoup (from the Spanish: autogolpe), or coup from the top, is a form of coup d'état in which a nation's head, having come to power through legal means, tries to stay in power through illegal means. The leader may dissolve or render powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assume extraordinary powers not granted under normal circumstances. Other measures may include annulling the nation's constitution, suspending civil courts, and having the head of government assume dictatorial powers.[1][2]
Between 1946 and 2022, an estimated 148 self-coup attempts took place, 110 in autocracies and 38 in democracies.[3]
Notable events described as self-coups
- Roman Empire: Julius Caesar February, 44 BC (when declared Dictator perpetuo)
- France: President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (December 2, 1851)
- Bulgaria: Prince Alexander of Battenberg (April 27, 1881)
- Uruguay: President Juan Lindolfo Cuestas (February 10, 1898)[4]
- Germany: Chancellor Adolf Hitler (March 23, 1933/August 2, 1934)[5]
- Uruguay: President Gabriel Terra (March 31, 1933)[6]
- Austria: Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss (May 1, 1933)[7]
- Estonia: Prime Minister in duties of the State Elder Konstantin Päts (March 12, 1934)[8]
- Latvia: Prime Minister Karlis Ulmanis (May 15–16, 1934)
- Greece: Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas (August 4, 1936)
- Brazil: President Getúlio Vargas (November 10, 1937)
- Paraguay: President Higinio Morínigo (November 30, 1940)
- Romania: King Michael I of Romania (August 23, 1944)
- Bolivia: President Mamerto Urriolagoitía (May 16, 1951)[9]
- Philippines: President Ferdinand Marcos (September 23, 1972)[10]
- South Korea: President Park Chung-hee (October 17, 1972)[11]
- Uruguay: President Juan María Bordaberry (June 27, 1973)[1]
- China: Premier Hua Guofeng (October 6, 1976)
- Peru: President Alberto Fujimori (April 5, 1992)[12]
- Russia: President Boris Yeltsin (September 21, 1993)[13][14][15][16]
- Turkey: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (July 16, 2016)
- Venezuela: President Nicolás Maduro (March 29, 2017)[17]
- Peru: President Martín Vizcarra (30 September 2019)[18][19][20]
- Malaysia Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin (29 February 2020)[21]
- Russia: President Vladimir Putin (July 4, 2020/December 31, 1999)[22][23][24]
- El Salvador: President Nayib Bukele (May 1, 2021)[25]
- Tunisia: President Kais Saied (July 25, 2021)[26][27][28]
- Sudan: Chairman of the Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (October 25, 2021)[29]
Notable events described as attempted self-coups
- Brazil: President Jair Bolsonaro (January 8, 2023)
- Guatemala: President Jorge Serrano Elías (May 25–June 5, 1993)[30]
- Indonesia: President Abdurrahman Wahid (July 1–25, 2001)[31]
- Malaysia: Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (February 23–March 1, 2020)[32]
- United States: President Donald Trump (January 6, 2021)[33]
- Peru: President Pedro Castillo (December 7, 2022)[34]
See also
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References
- ^ a b An early reference to the term autogolpe may be found in Kaufman, Edy: Uruguay in Transition: From Civilian to Military Rule, Transaction, New Brunswick, 1979. It includes a definition of autogolpe and mentions that the word was "popularly" used in reference to events in Uruguay in 1972–1973. See Uruguay in Transition: From Civilian to Military Rule – Edy Kaufman at Google Books.
- ^ Tufekci, Zeynep (December 7, 2020). "'This Must Be Your First'". The Atlantic.
In political science, the term coup refers to the illegitimate overthrow of a sitting government—usually through violence or the threat of violence. The technical term for attempting to stay in power illegitimately—such as after losing an election—is self-coup or autocoup, sometimes autogolpe
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