This is a list of coups d'état, coups attempts and coup plots since 2010. They include a total of in Africa, in Asia, in Europe, 8 in the Americas and in the Pacific.

Coups and coup attempts since 2010

Africa

+ Event Date Type Country Coup leaders Head of state/government Notes Refs 2010 Nigerien coup d'état 18 February 2010 Coup Chef d'éscadron Salou Djibo President Mamadou Tandja President kidnapped and opposition leader elected into power. 2010 Guinea-Bissau unrest 1 April 2010 Attempt Admiral Bubo Na TchutoDeputy Chief of Staff of the Army Antonio Ndjai Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Júnior The head of the army was captured and the Prime Minister was briefly arrested by military officers. 2010 Madagascar coup attempt 17 – 18 November 2010 Attempt Ex-Defence Minister N. Rakotonandrasanana and Col. C. Andrianasoaviana, Head of the Special Intervention Force President Andry Rajoelina 2011 Egyptian coup d'état 11 February 2011 Coup Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Mohamed Hussein Tantawi President Hosni Mubarak Following mass protests and an army's communiqué, Mubarak resigned. According to Article 84 of the 1971 Egyptian constitution, the speaker of the People's Assembly Sorour should have succeeded him, but Mubarak instead delegated power to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces led by Tantawi. 2011 DR Congo coup d'état attempt 27 February 2011 Attempt Unknown President Joseph Kabila Six people were killed in an attack on a residence of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo. 2011 Nigerien coup attempt 26 July 2011 Attempt Unknown President Mahamadou Issoufou Five soldiers were arrested. Battle of Tripoli 20 September 2011 Coup Mustafa Abdul Jalil Brotherly Leader Muammar Gaddafi On September 20, Gaddafi's government was overthrown following the fall of Tripoli to anti-Gaddafi forces during the Libyan civil war. 2011 Guinea-Bissau coup attempt 26 December 2011 Attempt Navy Chief Natchuto Bubo President Malam Bacai Sanhá 2012 Malian coup d'état 22 March 2012 Coup Capt. Amadou Sanogo President Amadou Toumani Touré 2012 Malawian constitutional crisis 5 April 2012 Attempt Peter Mutharika President Joyce Banda 2012 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état 12 April 2012 Coup Military Command Interim President Raimundo Pereira 2012 Malian counter-coup attempt 30 April – 1 May 2012 Attempt Amadou Toumani Touré's loyalists Acting President Dioncounda Traoré, Acting Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra and coup leader and Chairperson of the National Committee for the Restoration of Democracy and State of Mali, Capt. Amadou Sanogo 2012 Ivorian coup attempt 13 June 2012 Attempt Laurent Gbagbo loyalists President Alassane Ouattara 2012 Sudanese coup d'état attempt 22 November 2012 Attempt Unknown President Omar al-Bashir 2013 Eritrean Army mutiny 21 January 2013 Attempt Unknown President Isaias Afwerki 2013 Benin coup d'état attempt 4 March 2013 Attempt Col. Pamphile Zomahoun President Thomas Boni Yayi 2013 Central African Republic coup d'état 23–24 March 2013 Coup Michel Djotodia President François Bozizé April 2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt 17 April 2013 Attempt Muammar Gaddafi loyalists Prime Minister Ali Zeidan 2013 Comorian coup attempt 20 April 2013 Attempt Unknown President Ikililou Dhoinine 2013 Chadian coup attempt 1 May 2013 Attempt Unknown President Idriss Déby At least four soldiers killed. Arrest of two generals and an MP. 2013 Egyptian coup d'état 3 July 2013 Coup Gen. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi President Mohamed Morsi Military coup ousts President Mohamed Morsi and his elected government and kills more than 1,150 government supporters. October 2013 Libyan coup d'état attempt 10 October 2013 Attempt Abdel-Moneim al-Hour Prime Minister Ali Zeidan 2013 DR Congo coup d'état attempt 30 December 2013 Attempt Paul-Joseph Mukungubila President Joseph Kabila February 2014 Libyan coup d'état attempt 14 February 2014 Attempt Maj. Gen. Khalifa Haftar Prime Minister Ali Zeidan May 2014 Libyan coup d'état attempt 18 May 2014 Attempt Maj. Gen. Khalifa Haftar Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani 2014 Lesotho political crisis 30 August 2014 Attempt Lt. Gen. Kennedy Tlai Kamoli and Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing Prime Minister Tom Thabane Failed coup lead to early elections. 2014 Burkina Faso uprising 28 October 2014 – 3 November 2014 Coup Yacouba Isaac Zida President Blaise Compaoré Lt. Colonel Yacouba Isaac Zida overthrew president Blaise Compaoré and briefly served as head of state before selecting Michel Kafando as the new president. Days later, Kafando appointed Zida as acting prime minister. 2014 Gambian coup attempt 30 December 2014 Attempt Lt. Col. Lamin Sanneh President Yahya Jammeh 2015 Burundian coup attempt 13 May 2015 Attempt Gen. Godefroid Niyombare President Pierre Nkurunziza Three coup leaders arrested whilst Niyombare remains on the run. 2015 Burkina Faso coup attempt 17 September 2015 Attempt Gen. Gilbert Diendéré President Michel Kafando Coup fails and the Regiment of Presidential Security is dissolved. Brahima Ouedraogo, "Burkina Faso coup leader says he will hand back power", Associated Press, 21 September 2015. 2015 Central African Republic coup d'état attempt 26 September – 3 October 2015 Attempt Eugene Ngaïkosset and Haroun Gaye President Catherine Samba-Panza Coup fails 2016 Burkina Faso coup d'état attempt 8 October 2016 Attempt Gaston Coulibaly President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré Failed coup attempt 2016–18 Libyan coup d'état attempt 14 October 2016 – 14 November 2018 Attempt Prime Minister Khalifa al-Ghawil Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj 2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis – Attempt Government of Gambia President Yahya Jammeh The disputed President Yahya Jammeh surrendered presidential duties in favour of Adama Barrow and left the country to exile in Equatorial Guinea after two days after the end of his Presidency. 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état 14 – 21 November 2017 Coup Zimbabwe defence forces under Maj. Gen. Constantino Chiwenga President Robert Mugabe After military movements are seen and explosions heard in government districts in northern Harare, the ZDF takes over state television and says that President Mugabe is in its custody, but denies mounting a coup. On 21 November, the coup ended with the resignation of Robert Mugabe. 2017 Equatorial Guinea coup attempt 27 – 28 December 2017 Attempt Unknown President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo 2019 Gabonese coup d'état attempt 7 January 2019 Attempt Lt. Kelly Ondo Obiang President Ali Bongo Ondimba Gabonese soldiers seize the national radio and television station declaring the establishment of a "restoration council". The plotters were soon arrested by the Gabonese government. Algerian Revolution 2 April 2019 Coup Algerian People's National Army President Abdelaziz Bouteflika On April 2, 2019, the president Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned under pressure from the military, during the Hirak protests. 2019 Sudanese coup d'état 10 April 2019 Coup Lt. Gen. Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf President Omar al-Bashir Sudanese soldiers, led by the former First Vice President, attacked the presidential palace and overthrew the President and his government, resulting in the new government being formed. 2019 Ethiopian coup d'état attempt 22 June 2019 Attempt Brig. Gen. Asaminew Tsige Prime Minister Abiy AhmedPresident of the Amhara Region Ambachew Mekonnen On 22 June Gen. Seare Mekonnen was shot by his bodyguard Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says that he and another officer tried to prevent the coup. A couple of hours before in Bahir Dar, Amhara Region the local governor Ambachew Mekonnen and an adviser were killed. 2020 Malian coup d'état 18 – 19 August 2020 Coup Col. Assimi Goïta President Ibrahim Boubacar KeïtaPrime Minister Boubou Cissé Keïta and Cissé were seized by soldiers in Bamako on 18 August. 2020–21 Central African Republic coup d'état attempt – Attempt Central African Republic Ex-president François Bozizé President Faustin-Archange Touadéra In December 2020 major rebel groups in Central African Republic led by former president François Bozizé formed the Coalition of Patriots for Change. On 13 January they attacked Bangui but were repelled by security forces. Clashes continued. 2021 Nigerien coup d'état attempt 31 March 2021 Attempt Captain Sani Saley Gourouza Mahamadou IssoufouThe coup attempt took place while Niger was mired in the War in the Sahel, with marked terrorism and inter-ethnic violence. 2021 Malian coup d'état 24 May 2021 Coup Col. Assimi Goïta President Bah NdawPrime Minister Moctar Ouane After the successful coup in 2020, led by Assimi Goïta, Bah N'Daw was installed as interim president. In May 2021, two members of the cabinet, appointed after the 2020 coup, were replaced by N'Daw, sparking simmering tensions. 2021 Northern Chad offensive 20 April 2021 Coup Mahamat Déby President Idriss Déby After Mahamat's father, Idriss Déby, died at the hands of FACT on 20 April 2021, the military announced that the elected government and National Assembly were dissolved and that a Transitional Military Council led by Mahamat would lead the nation for 18 months. 2021 Tunisian self-coup 25 July 2021 Self-Coup President Kais Saied Tunisian Parliament 2021 Guinean coup d'état 5 September 2021 Coup Col. Mamady Doumbouya President Alpha Condé September 2021 Sudanese coup d'état attempt 21 September 2021 Attempt Unknown Sovereignty Council of Sudan October–November 2021 Sudanese coup d'état 25 October 2021 Coup Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Abdalla Hamdok Following the unsuccessful coup a month earlier, military forces led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan arrested the prime minister and other government officials, dissolved the government and established a state of emergency. January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état 24 January 2022 Coup Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba Roch Marc Christian Kaboré 2022 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état attempt 1 February 2022 Attempt Unknown Umaro Sissoco Embaló 2022 Malian coup d'état attempt 16–17 May 2022 Attempt Western-backed military officers Col. Assimi Goïta September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état 30 September 2022 Coup Capt. Ibrahim Traoré Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba 2022 São Tomé and Príncipe coup d'état attempt 24–25 November 2022 Attempt Arlecio CostaDelfim Neves Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada Former president of the National Assembly of São Tomé and Príncipe Delfim Neves was arrested after initiating an attack against the headquarters of the Armed Forces of São Tomé and Príncipe. 12 soldiers were involved in the attack, while 4 people were killed in a gunfight. 2022 Gambian coup d'état attempt20 December 2022AttemptLCpl Sanna FaderaPresident Adama BarrowFour soldiers arrested on suspicion of involvement.Sudan coup attempt in 2023 15 April 2023 – ongoing Attempt Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Clashes broke out between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, and the Sudanese Armed Forces. The fighting began with attacks from the Rapid Support Forces on key government sites, including several different military bases located around the country. 2023 Nigerien coup d'état26–28 July 2023CoupCol Amadou Abdramane andGen. Abdourahamane TianiPresident Mohamed BazoumPresident Mohamed Bazoum was ousted in a coup led by Colonel Amadou Abdramane. The reasoning for the coup announced by Abdramane via national television was dissatisfaction "due to the deteriorating security situation and bad governance."2023 Sierra Leone coup plot31 July 2023AttemptUnknownPresident Julius Maada BioThe police arrested 19 people, including fourteen serving personnel of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces, two officers of the Sierra Leone Police and one retired chief superintendent of police who were allegedly planning a coup between August 7 and 10. In addition, five military officers and three police officers have a search and capture warrant.2023 Gabonese coup d'état30 August 2023CoupGen. Brice OliguiPresident Ali Bongo OndimbaFollowing the 2023 Gabonese general election, and president