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2022 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état attempt
	; Map of Guinea-Bissau
Date	1 February 2022
Location	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Result	Coup d'état failed President Umaro Sissoco Embaló says the coup was a "failed attack against democracy".; None of the main targets killed during the coup d'état.;
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Government of Guinea-Bissau	Unknown
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Umaro Sissoco Embaló	Unknown
Casualties and losses
2+ guards killed	4+ attackers killed
	11 dead in total including 6 from the military

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A coup d'état was attempted in Guinea-Bissau on 1 February 2022.^[2]^[3]^[4] A few hours later, president Umaro Sissoco Embaló declared the coup over, he said that "many" members of the security forces had been killed in a "failed attack against democracy".^[5]

The president Umaro Sissoco Embaló told the AFP news agency in a telephone call that "All is well", and added that the situation is "under control".^[6]^[7] He said that the failed coup attempt may have been linked to drug trade and was also an assassination attempt, "It wasn't just a coup. It was an attempt to kill the president, the prime minister and all the cabinet." He also stated that the army was not involved in the failed coup.^[8]

Background

Coups d'état became a significant issue in Guinea-Bissau. Since the first one in November 1980, there have been:

Two successful coups in 2003 and 2012;
Eight attempted coups before 2022;
One military unrest, in 2010;
Two notable allegations of a coup attempt, in 2019 and 2020.

Coup

Armed men surrounded the government palace on 1 February 2022, where President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam were believed to have gone to attend a cabinet meeting. The state broadcaster reported that the shooting damaged the government palace, which is located close to the airport, and that "invaders" were holding government officials. Al Jazeera reporter, Nicolas Haque, said it was unclear whether the gunfire was the presidential guards trying to protect the president, or if there was an attack on the government palace.^[6] Portugal’s foreign affairs minister said that Embaló was at his official residence, but it was not clear if the attack on the government was over. "The latest information I have is positive given that the president is already at his palace, at his official residence ... but we still don’t know if the attack is over," Augusto Santos Silva said in an interview with Portuguese broadcaster RTP.^[9]

President Embaló told AFP news agency in a telephone call: "All is well" and added that the situation is "under control". The government announced Embaló would speak to the nation from the government palace on the evening of 1 February and invited reporters to attend the speech there. He announced that "many" members of the security forces had been killed in a "failed attack against democracy".^[5] He stated that attackers had tried to enter the government compound just after the cabinet meeting but had been successfully repelled. He described the coup as an assassination attempt, "It wasn't just a coup. It was an attempt to kill the president, the prime minister and all the cabinet." He added that the attack "was well prepared and organised and could also be related to people involved in drug trafficking", giving no further details. He suggested in a video that the army was not involved in the coup attempt. "I can assure you that no camp joined this attempted coup. It was isolated. It is linked to people we have fought against," he said, without elaborating.^[10]

On 2 February, life was slowly returning to Bissau's streets as businesses and banks reopened. Soldiers, on the other hand, were patrolling the streets and blocking entry to the Palace of Government complex, where the incident occurred. According to the military source, a large dragnet has been created by a panel of inquiry, and military intelligence personnel are collecting intelligence at government headquarters. ^[11]

Reactions

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said in a statement, "ECOWAS condemns the coup attempt and holds the military responsible for the physical integrity of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and members of his government. ECOWAS asks the military to return to their barracks and maintain a republican posture."^[12] The African Union also condemned the 'attempted coup'. President of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, called "on the military to return to their barracks without delay and to protect the physical safety of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and members of his government and to immediately free those of them who are in detention."^[13]

References

^ "Guinea-Bissau launches probe into botched coup that killed 11". 2 February 2022.
^ "Fears of Guinea-Bissau coup attempt amid gunfire in capital". the Guardian. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ "Heavy gunfire heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ "Gunfire near government house in Guinea-Bissau". France 24. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Guinea-Bissau president says 'many' dead after 'failed attack against democracy'". France 24. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Heavy gunfire heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ Dabo, Alberto (1 February 2022). "Calm has returned to Guinea-Bissau, posts on president's accounts say". Reuters. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ Dabo, Alberto (1 February 2022). "Guinea-Bissau president: Failed coup may have been linked to drug trade". Reuters. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ "Heavy gunfire heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ Dabo, Alberto (1 February 2022). "Guinea-Bissau president: Failed coup may have been linked to drug trade". Reuters. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ "Guinea-Bissau launches probe into botched coup that killed 11". France 24. France 24. News Wires. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ "Heavy gunfire heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ Dabo, Alberto (1 February 2022). "Calm has returned to Guinea-Bissau, posts on president's accounts say". Reuters. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[1] "Guinea-Bissau launches probe into botched coup that killed 11". 2 February 2022.

[2] "Fears of Guinea-Bissau coup attempt amid gunfire in capital". the Guardian. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[3] "Heavy gunfire heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[4] "Gunfire near government house in Guinea-Bissau". France 24. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[:1-5] "Guinea-Bissau president says 'many' dead after 'failed attack against democracy'". France 24. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[:0-6] "Heavy gunfire heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[7] Dabo, Alberto (1 February 2022). "Calm has returned to Guinea-Bissau, posts on president's accounts say". Reuters. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[8] Dabo, Alberto (1 February 2022). "Guinea-Bissau president: Failed coup may have been linked to drug trade". Reuters. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[9] "Heavy gunfire heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[10] Dabo, Alberto (1 February 2022). "Guinea-Bissau president: Failed coup may have been linked to drug trade". Reuters. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[11] "Guinea-Bissau launches probe into botched coup that killed 11". France 24. France 24. News Wires. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[12] "Heavy gunfire heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[13] Dabo, Alberto (1 February 2022). "Calm has returned to Guinea-Bissau, posts on president's accounts say". Reuters. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

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-{{ulist|President [[Umaro Sissoco Embaló]] says the situation is under control}}
+* President [[Umaro Sissoco Embaló]] says the coup was a "failed attack against democracy".
+* None of the main targets killed during the coup d'état.
 }}
-A [[coup d'état]] was attempted in [[Guinea-Bissau]] on February 1st, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-01|title=Fears of Guinea-Bissau coup attempt amid gunfire in capital|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/01/fears-of-guinea-bissau-coup-attempt-amid-gunfire-in-capital|access-date=2022-02-01|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Heavy gunfire heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/1/gunfire-heard-near-government-house-in-guinea-bissau|access-date=2022-02-01|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-01|title=Gunfire near government house in Guinea-Bissau|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220201-gunfire-near-government-house-in-guinea-bissau|access-date=2022-02-01|website=France 24|language=en}}</ref> President [[Umaro Sissoco Embaló|Umaro Sissoco Embalo]] said that "many" members of the security forces had been killed in a "failed attack against democracy."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2022-02-01|title=Guinea-Bissau president says 'many' dead after 'failed attack against democracy'|url=https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20220201-gunfire-heard-and-armed-men-seen-near-seat-of-government-in-guinea-bissau|access-date=2022-02-01|website=France 24|language=en}}</ref>
+A [[coup d'état]] was attempted in [[Guinea-Bissau]] on 1 February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 February 2022|title=Fears of Guinea-Bissau coup attempt amid gunfire in capital|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/01/fears-of-guinea-bissau-coup-attempt-amid-gunfire-in-capital|access-date=1 February 2022|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Heavy gunfire heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/1/gunfire-heard-near-government-house-in-guinea-bissau|access-date=1 February 2022|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=1 February 2022|title=Gunfire near government house in Guinea-Bissau|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220201-gunfire-near-government-house-in-guinea-bissau|access-date=1 February 2022|website=France 24|language=en}}</ref> A few hours later, president [[Umaro Sissoco Embaló]] declared the coup over, he said that "many" members of the security forces had been killed in a "failed attack against democracy".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=1 February 2022|title=Guinea-Bissau president says 'many' dead after 'failed attack against democracy'|url=https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20220201-gunfire-heard-and-armed-men-seen-near-seat-of-government-in-guinea-bissau|access-date=1 February 2022|website=France 24|language=en}}</ref>
-The president Umaro Sissoco Embalo told AFP news agency in a telephone call: "All is well" and added that the situation is "under control".<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Dabo|first=Alberto|date=2022-02-01|title=Calm has returned to Guinea-Bissau, posts on president's accounts say|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/heavy-gunfire-heard-near-guinea-bissau-presidential-palace-2022-02-01/|access-date=2022-02-01}}</ref> He said that the failed coup attempt may have been linked to drug trade and was an assassination attempt, "It wasn't just a coup. It was an attempt to kill the president, the prime minister and all the cabinet." He also stated that the army was not involved in the failed coup.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dabo|first=Alberto|date=2022-02-01|title=Guinea-Bissau president: Failed coup may have been linked to drug trade|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/heavy-gunfire-heard-near-guinea-bissau-presidential-palace-2022-02-01/|access-date=2022-02-01}}</ref>
+The president Umaro Sissoco Embaló told the [[Agence France-Presse|AFP]] news agency in a telephone call that "All is well", and added that the situation is "under control".<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Dabo|first=Alberto|date=1 February 2022|title=Calm has returned to Guinea-Bissau, posts on president's accounts say|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/heavy-gunfire-heard-near-guinea-bissau-presidential-palace-2022-02-01/|access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref> He said that the failed coup attempt may have been linked to drug trade and was also an [[assassination]] attempt, "It wasn't just a coup. It was an attempt to kill the president, the prime minister and all the cabinet." He also stated that the army was not involved in the failed coup.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dabo|first=Alberto|date=1 February 2022|title=Guinea-Bissau president: Failed coup may have been linked to drug trade|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/heavy-gunfire-heard-near-guinea-bissau-presidential-palace-2022-02-01/|access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref>
+==Background==
-[[Economic Community of West African States]] (ECOWAS) said in a statement, "ECOWAS condemns the coup attempt and holds the military responsible for the physical integrity of President [[Umaro Sissoco Embaló|Umaro Sissoco Embalo]] and members of his government. ECOWAS asks the military to return to their barracks and maintain a republican posture."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Heavy gunfire heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/1/gunfire-heard-near-government-house-in-guinea-bissau|access-date=2022-02-01|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}</ref> The [[African Union]] also condemned the 'attempted coup'. President of the African Union Commission, [[Moussa Faki Mahamat]], called "on the military to return to their barracks without delay and to protect the physical safety of President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and members of his government and to immediately free those of them who are in detention."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dabo|first=Alberto|date=2022-02-01|title=Calm has returned to Guinea-Bissau, posts on president's accounts say|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/heavy-gunfire-heard-near-guinea-bissau-presidential-palace-2022-02-01/|access-date=2022-02-01}}</ref>
+Coups d'état became a significant issue in Guinea-Bissau. Since the [[1980 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état|first one]] in November 1980, there have been:
+* Two successful coups in [[2003 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état|2003]] and [[2012 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état|2012]];
+* Eight attempted coups before 2022;
+* One military unrest, in [[2010 Guinea-Bissau military unrest|2010]];
+* Two notable allegations of a coup attempt, in [[2019 Guinea-Bissau presidential election#Background|2019]] and  [[2019 Guinea-Bissau presidential election#Aftermath|2020]].
 ==Coup==
-Armed men surrounded the government palace on the 1st of February, where President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and Prime Minister [[Nuno Gomes Nabiam]] were believed to have attended a cabinet meeting. The state broadcaster reported that the shooting damaged the government palace, which is located close to the airport, and that "invaders" were holding government officials. Al Jazeera reporter Nicolas Haque said that it was unclear whether the gunfire was the presidential guards trying to protect the president, or if there was an attack on the government palace.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Heavy gunfire heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/1/gunfire-heard-near-government-house-in-guinea-bissau|access-date=2022-02-01|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}</ref>
-The president told AFP news agency in a telephone call, "All is well", and added that the situation is "under control". The cabinet announced Embalo would speak to the nation from the government palace on the evening of February 1st and invited reporters to attend the speech there. Earlier, Portugal’s foreign affairs minister said that Embalo was at his official residence, but it was not clear if the attack on the government was over. "The latest information I have is positive given that the president is already at his palace, at his official residence … but we still don’t know if the attack is over," [[Augusto Santos Silva]] said in an interview with Portuguese broadcaster RTP.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Heavy gunfire heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/1/gunfire-heard-near-government-house-in-guinea-bissau|access-date=2022-02-01|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}</ref>
+Armed men surrounded the government palace on 1 February 2022, where President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and Prime Minister [[Nuno Gomes Nabiam]] were believed to have gone to attend a cabinet meeting. The state broadcaster reported that the shooting damaged the government palace, which is located close to the airport, and that "invaders" were holding government officials. [[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]] reporter, Nicolas Haque, said it was unclear whether the gunfire was the presidential guards trying to protect the president, or if there was an attack on the government palace.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Heavy gunfire heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/1/gunfire-heard-near-government-house-in-guinea-bissau|access-date=1 February 2022|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}</ref> Portugal’s foreign affairs minister said that Embaló was at his official residence, but it was not clear if the attack on the government was over. "The latest information I have is positive given that the president is already at his palace, at his official residence{{nbsp}}... but we still don’t know if the attack is over," [[Augusto Santos Silva]] said in an interview with Portuguese broadcaster RTP.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Heavy gunfire heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/1/gunfire-heard-near-government-house-in-guinea-bissau|access-date=1 February 2022|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}</ref>
-President [[Umaro Sissoco Embaló|Umaro Sissoco Embalo]] said that "many" members of the security forces had been killed in a "failed attack against democracy."<ref name=":1" /> He stated that attackers had tried to enter the compound just after the cabinet meeting but had been repelled. "It wasn't just a coup. It was an attempt to kill the president, the prime minister and all the cabinet," he said. He added that the attack "was well prepared and organised and could also be related to people involved in drug trafficking", giving no further details. He suggested in a video that the army was not involved in the coup attempt. "I can assure you that no camp joined this attempted coup. It was isolated. It is linked to people we have fought against," he said, without elaborating.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dabo|first=Alberto|date=2022-02-01|title=Guinea-Bissau president: Failed coup may have been linked to drug trade|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/heavy-gunfire-heard-near-guinea-bissau-presidential-palace-2022-02-01/|access-date=2022-02-01}}</ref>
+President Embaló told AFP news agency in a telephone call: "All is well" and added that the situation is "under control". The government announced Embaló would speak to the nation from the government palace on the evening of 1 February and invited reporters to attend the speech there. He announced that "many" members of the security forces had been killed in a "failed attack against democracy".<ref name=":1" /> He stated that attackers had tried to enter the government compound just after the cabinet meeting but had been successfully repelled. He described the coup as an assassination attempt, "It wasn't just a coup. It was an attempt to kill the president, the prime minister and all the cabinet." He added that the attack "was well prepared and organised and could also be related to people involved in drug trafficking", giving no further details. He suggested in a video that the army was not involved in the coup attempt. "I can assure you that no camp joined this attempted coup. It was isolated. It is linked to people we have fought against," he said, without elaborating.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dabo|first=Alberto|date=1 February 2022|title=Guinea-Bissau president: Failed coup may have been linked to drug trade|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/heavy-gunfire-heard-near-guinea-bissau-presidential-palace-2022-02-01/|access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref>
+On 2 February, life was slowly returning to Bissau's streets as businesses and banks reopened. Soldiers, on the other hand, were patrolling the streets and blocking entry to the Palace of Government complex, where the incident occurred. According to the military source, a large dragnet has been created by a panel of inquiry, and military intelligence personnel are collecting intelligence at government headquarters. <ref>{{cite news |title=Guinea-Bissau launches probe into botched coup that killed 11 |url=https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20220202-guinea-bissau-launches-probe-into-botched-coup-that-killed-11 |access-date=2 February 2022 |work=France 24 |agency=News Wires |publisher=France 24 |date=2 February 2022}}</ref>
-== See also ==
+==Reactions==
+[[Economic Community of West African States]] (ECOWAS) said in a statement, "ECOWAS condemns the coup attempt and holds the military responsible for the physical integrity of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and members of his government. ECOWAS asks the military to return to their [[barracks]] and maintain a republican posture."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Heavy gunfire heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/1/gunfire-heard-near-government-house-in-guinea-bissau|access-date=1 February 2022|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}</ref> The [[African Union]] also condemned the 'attempted coup'. President of the African Union Commission, [[Moussa Faki Mahamat]], called "on the military to return to their barracks without delay and to protect the physical safety of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and members of his government and to immediately free those of them who are in detention."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dabo|first=Alberto|date=1 February 2022|title=Calm has returned to Guinea-Bissau, posts on president's accounts say|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/heavy-gunfire-heard-near-guinea-bissau-presidential-palace-2022-02-01/|access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref>
+==See also==
 * [[2012 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état]]
 * [[2021 Guinean coup d'état]]
 * [[2021 Malian coup d'état]]
-* [[2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état]]
+* [[January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état]]
-== References ==
+==References==
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+{{DEFAULTSORT:Guinea-Bissau coup attempt, 2022}}
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+[[Category:2022 in Guinea-Bissau|Coup d'état]]
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+[[Category:2022 mass shootings in Africa]]
+[[Category:2022 murders in Africa]]
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+[[Category:Bissau]]
+[[Category:February 2022 crimes in Africa]]
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+[[Category:Attempted coups in Guinea-Bissau|2022]]

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1960s	Republic of the Congo (1960)^c Ethiopia (1960) Rwanda (1961) French Algeria (1961) Somalia (1961) Senegal (1962) Algeria (1962)^c Dahomey (1963)^c Togo (1963)^c Gabon (1964)^c Algeria (1965)^c Dahomey (1965) Burundi (1965) Democratic Republic of the Congo (1965) Central African Republic (1965–66)^c Burundi (July 1966)^c Burundi (November 1966)^c Ghana (1966)^c Upper Volta (1966)^c Nigeria (January 1966)^c Nigeria (July 1966)^c Republic of the Congo (1966) Dahomey (1967) Ghana (1967) Togo (1967)^c Algeria (1967) Sierra Leone (1968)^c Mali (1968)^c Republic of the Congo (1968)^c Dahomey (1969) Sudan (1969)^c Libya (September 1969)^c Somalia (1969)^c Libya (December 1969)
1970s	Lesotho (1970)^‡c Uganda (1971)^c Morocco (1971) Sudan (1971)^c Dahomey (1972)^c Ghana (1972)^c Morocco (1972) Republic of the Congo (1972) Rwanda (1973)^c Upper Volta (1974)^‡ Uganda (1974) Niger (1974)^c Ethiopia (1974)^c Comoros (1975)^c Sudan (1975) Libya (1975) Nigeria (1975)^c Chad (1975)^c Comoros (1976)^c Burundi (1976)^c Nigeria (1976) Sudan (1976) Benin (1977) Seychelles (1977)^c Sudan (1977) Uganda (June 1977) Angola (1977) Somalia (1978) Comoros (1978)^c Ghana (1978)^‡c Mauritania (1978)^c Mauritania (1979)^c Ghana (1979)^c Equatorial Guinea (1979)^c Central African Republic (1979)^c
1980s	Mauritania (1980)^c Liberia (1980)^c Guinea-Bissau (1980)^c Upper Volta (1980)^c Mauritania (1981) Gambia (1981) Central African Republic (1981)^c Ghana (1981)^c Seychelles (1981) Central African Republic (1982) Kenya (1982) Upper Volta (1982)^c Upper Volta (February 1983) Upper Volta (August 1983)^c Nigeria (1983)^c Mauritania (1984)^c Cameroon (1984) Guinea (1984)^c Uganda (1985)^c Nigeria (1985)^c Sudan (1985)^c Guinea (1985) Liberia (1985) Lesotho (1986)^c Togo (1986) Burkina Faso (1987)^c Burundi (1987)^c Republic of the Congo (1987) Tunisia (1987)^c Transkei (1987)^c Benin (1988) São Tomé and Príncipe (1988) Burkina Faso (1989) Ethiopia (1989) Chad (1989) Sudan (1989)^c
1990s	Sudan (1990) Nigeria (1990) Zambia (1990) Chad (1990)^c Ciskei (1990)^c Venda (1990)^c Mali (1991)^c Lesotho (1991)^c Sudan (1992) Sierra Leone (1992)^c Algeria (1992)^c Sierra Leone (December 1992) Burundi (1993) Libya (1993) Nigeria (1993)^c Bophuthatswana (1994)^c Gambia (1994)^c Lesotho (1994)^‡c Liberia (1994) Comoros (1995) São Tomé and Príncipe (1995) Sierra Leone (1996)^c Guinea (1996) Burundi (1996)^c Niger (1996)^c Sierra Leone (August 1996) Zambia (1997) Sierra Leone (1997)^c Guinea-Bissau (1998) Republic of the Congo (1998) Niger (1999)^c Côte d'Ivoire (1999)^c
2000s	Côte d'Ivoire (2001) Burundi (2001) Central African Republic (2001) Côte d'Ivoire (2002) Central African Republic (2003)^c Mauritania (2003) Guinea-Bissau (2003)^c São Tomé and Príncipe (2003) Burkina Faso (2003) Chad (2004) Sudan (2004) Equatorial Guinea (2004) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2004) Togo (2005)^c Mauritania (2005)^c Chad (2006) Madagascar (2006) Guinea (2008)^c Mauritania (2008)^c Sudan (2008) Madagascar (2009)^c
2010s	Madagascar (2010) Niger (2010)^c Niger (2011) Guinea-Bissau (2011) Mali (March 2012)^c Guinea-Bissau (2012)^c Mali (April 2012) Sudan (2012) Eritrea (2013) Chad (2013) Egypt (2013)^c Libya (October 2013) Central African Republic (2013)^c Libya (2014) Lesotho (2014) The Gambia (2014) Burundi (2015) Burkina Faso (2015) Burkina Faso (2016) Libya (2016) Zimbabwe (2017)^c Gabon (2019) Sudan (2019)^c Ethiopia (2019)
2020s	Mali (2020)^c Central African Republic (2021) Niger (2021) Mali (2021)^c Tunisia (2021)^‡^c Guinea (2021)^c Sudan (September 2021) Sudan (October 2021)^c Burkina Faso (January 2022)^c Guinea-Bissau (2022) Burkina Faso (September 2022)^c São Tomé and Príncipe (2022) Gambia (2022) Sudan (2023) Niger (2023)^c Gabon (2023)^c Burkina Faso (2023) Sierra Leone (2023) Guinea-Bissau (2023) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2024)
^c: successful coup ^‡ self-coup no sign for attempted coup

v t e Coups, self-coups, and attempted coups since 1991
List of coups and coup attempts by country since 2010
1990s	Mali (1991)^c Lesotho (1991)^c Thailand (1991)^c Soviet Union (1991) Haiti (1991)^c Georgia (1991–1992)^c Venezuela (1992) February November Peru (1992) April^‡^c November Sierra Leone (1992)^c Algeria (1992)^c Sudan (1992) Guatemala (1993)^‡ Azerbaijan (1993)^c Russia (1993)^‡^c Libya (1993) Burundi (1993) Lithuania (1993) Nigeria (1993)^c Bophuthatswana (1994)^c Gambia (1994)^c Lesotho (1994)^‡^c Liberia (1994) Cambodia (1994) Azerbaijan (1995) Qatar (1995)^c São Tomé and Príncipe (1995) Guinea (1996) Paraguay (1996) Iraq (1996) Burundi (1996)^c Niger (1996)^c Qatar (1996) Bangladesh (1996) Cambodia (1997)^c Turkey (1997)^c Zambia (1997) Guinea-Bissau (1998) Niger (1999)^c Pakistan (1999)^c Côte d'Ivoire (1999)^c
2000s	Ecuador (2000)^c Paraguay (2000) Fiji (2000)^c Solomon Islands (2000) ^c Côte d'Ivoire (2001) Burundi (2001) Haiti (2001) Central African Republic (2001) Venezuela (2002) Côte d'Ivoire (2002) Burkina Faso (2003) Central African Republic (2003)^c Mauritania (2003) Philippines (2003) Guinea-Bissau (2003)^c São Tomé and Príncipe (2003) Chad (2004) Sudan (2004) Haiti (2004)^c Equatorial Guinea (2004) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2004) Peru (2005) Nepal (2005)^‡^c Togo (2005)^c Mauritania (2005)^c Chad (2006) Thailand (2006)^c Madagascar (2006) Fiji (2006)^c Philippines (2007) Sudan (2008) Mauritania (2008)^c Guinea (2008)^c Madagascar (2009)^c Honduras (2009)^c
2010s	Niger (2010)^c Madagascar (2010) Niger (2011) Guinea-Bissau (2011) Bangladesh (2011) Mali (2012) March^c April Guinea-Bissau (2012)^c Sudan (2012) Eritrea (2013) Central African Republic (2013)^c Chad (2013) Egypt (2013)^c Libya (2013) Libya (2014) Thailand (2014)^c Gambia (2014) Yemen (2014–15)^c Burundi (2015) Burkina Faso (2015) Turkey (2016) Burkina Faso (2016) Libya (2016) Zimbabwe (2017)^c Yemen (2018)^c Gabon (2019) Sudan (2019)^c Ethiopia (2019)
2020s	Mali (2020)^c Central African Republic (2021) Myanmar (2021)^c Niger (2021) Mali (2021)^c Guinea (2021)^c Tunisia (2021)^‡^c Sudan (2021) September October^c Burkina Faso (2022) January^c September^c Guinea-Bissau (2022) São Tomé and Príncipe (2022) Peru (2022)^‡ Gambia (2022) Sudan (2023) Niger (2023)^c Gabon (2023)^c Burkina Faso (2023) Sierra Leone (2023) Guinea-Bissau (2023) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2024) Bolivia (2024)
^‡ Self-coup or its attempt ^{[no symbol]} Coup attempt ^c Successful coup or self-coup See also: Plots and conspiracies