Mamadou Dia

Mamadou Dia

male, 99 years old
École normale supérieure William Ponty, French West Africa, Coup D'etat, coup, politician, senegal
Mamadou Dia was the first prime minister of Senegal. Educated at École William Ponty, Dia was a radical socialist whose policies contrasted s...
Nikos Sampson

Nikos Sampson

male, deceased (2001)
Cypriot Orthodox Christian, Refugee, journalist, came to power in a coup, de facto, Leader of political parties in Cyprus…Coup D'etat, Past leaders by coup
Nikos Sampson was the "de facto" dictator of Cyprus installed by the coup d'état that overthrew President Makarios in 1974. Sampson was well known a...
Yakubu Gowon

Yakubu Gowon

male, 75 years old
Sandhurst graduate, Heads of state, ousted in a coup, came to power in a coup, Nigerian Civil War, President of Nigeria…Ouster by coup, Coup D'etat, Past leaders by coup
General Yakubu "Jack" Dan-Yumma Gowon (born October 19, 1934) was the head of state (Head of the Federal Military Government) of Nigeria from 1966...

Seyni Kountché

male, deceased (1987)
came to power in a coup, Coup D'etat, National Assembly, sergeant, Past leaders by coup, niger
Seyni Kountché was a Nigerien military officer who led a 1974 coup d'état that deposed the government of Niger's first president, Hamani Diori. He...
Chatichai Choonhavan

Chatichai Choonhavan

male, deceased (1998)
Choonhavan family, liver cancer, Chenghai District, Thai Chinese, Coup D'etat, Prime Minister of Thailand
General Chatichai Choonhavan (5 April 1920-6 May 1998) was the Prime Minister of Thailand from 1988-1991. He was the only son of Field Marshal Phin...

Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès

male, deceased (1836)
French Revolution, Coup D'etat, Deputy to the French National Convention, University of Paris alumni, Roman Catholic, Essayist
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès was a French "abbé" and statesman, one of the chief theorists of the French Revolution, French Consulate, and First French Em...

Michel François

male
colombian, Raoul Cédras, Haitian military personnel, San Pedro Sula, Coup D'etat, Police Chief
Michel-Joseph François was a colonel in the Haitian army. He helped topple Haiti's elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, in 1991, then t...
Dawda Jawara

Dawda Jawara

male, 85 years old
ousted in a coup, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, Heads of Government of The Gambia, Lady Diana, Coup D'etat, politician…Ouster by coup
Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara (born May 16, 1924) was the first leader of The Gambia, serving first as Prime Minister (1962-1970) and then as President...
Fradique de Menezes

Fradique de Menezes

male, 67 years old
São Tomé and Príncipe politician, President of São Tomé and Príncipe, re-elected, São Tomé and Príncipe, Free University of Brussels, Coup D'etat
Fradique de Menezes has been the President of São Tomé and Príncipe since 2001. Fradique de Menezes was born on the then Portuguese colony of São...
Muhammadu Buhari

Muhammadu Buhari

male, 67 years old
from Katsina State, Heads of state, ousted in a coup, came to power in a coup, Katsina, Katsina State…Coup D'etat, Leaders by coup, Ouster by coup
Muhammadu Buhari (born December 17, 1942) was the military ruler of Nigeria (December 31,1983 - August 27, 1985) and an unsuccessful candidate for...