Adolph Dubs

Adolph Dubs

male, deceased (1979)
Harvard University, Georgetown University, Washington University, Kabul Hotel, war in afghanistan, political science…Coup D'etat
Adolph "Spike" Dubs (August 4, 1920 - February 14, 1979) was the ambassador of the United States to Afghanistan from May 13 1978 to 1979. He was...

Henry Lane Wilson

male, deceased (1932)
porfirio diaz, Mexican Revolution, Ambassador of the United States, American, Coup D'etat, diplomacy
Henry Lane Wilson was an American diplomat. Wilson was born in Columbus, New Mexico; he was a witness of the fall of General Porfirio Diaz...
Murtala Mohammed

Murtala Mohammed

male, deceased (1976)
Heads of state, came to power in a coup, Sandhurst, politician, secession, murdered…Coup D'etat, Past leaders by coup
General Murtala Ramat Mohammed born (November 8, 1938-February 13, 1976) was a military ruler (Head of the Federal Military Government) of...
Ertha Pascal-Trouillot

Ertha Pascal-Trouillot

female, 66 years old
heads of government, Heads of state, Herard Abraham, Haïtian Supreme Court, Supreme Court of Haiti, woman head of government…Coup D'etat
Ertha Pascal-Trouillot is the first and only woman to date to have held the post of President of the Republic of Haïti. She held the position of p...
Bernard Coard

Bernard Coard

male, 65 years old
Grenadian politician, University of the West Indies academic, Coup D'etat, Winston Bernard Coard, Grenadian, grenada
Winston Bernard Coard is a former Grenadian politician who was part of the coup d'état that overthrew Maurice Bishop's government in 1983. He was d...

'Abd Al-Ilah

male, deceased (1958)
Prince of Iraq, death by firearm in Iraq, Marshal of the Royal Iraqi Air Force, ousted in a coup, Coup D'etat, Royal Air Force air marshal…Ouster by coup
'Abd al-Ilah stepped down in 1953, when Faisal came of age, but he continued to be a close adviser of the young king, and an advocate of a...
Klement Gottwald

Klement Gottwald

male, deceased (1953)
Coup D'etat, ksc, communist, comintern, Leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, President of Czechoslovakia
Klement Gottwald (November 23, 1896, Dědice (Vyškov), South Moravia, Austria-Hungary (now the Czech Republic) - March 14, 1953) was a Cz...
Arnulfo Arias

Arnulfo Arias

male, deceased (1988)
Coup D'etat, President of Panama, panama, coups, Dr. Arnulfo Arias Madrid
Dr. Arnulfo Arias Madrid was president of Panama on three occasions: 1940-41, 1949-51, and for two weeks in October 1968. He never served a full...
Georgios Papadopoulos

Georgios Papadopoulos

male, deceased (1999)
came to power in a coup, Greek military junta of 1967-1974, Coup D'etat, cancer death, Hellenic Army officer, Past leaders by coup
Georgios Papadopoulos (May 5, 1919 - June 27, 1999) was the head of the military coup d'état that took place in Greece on April 21, 1967 and l...
Sunthorn Kongsompong

Sunthorn Kongsompong

male, deceased (1999)
de facto, money laundering, Thai, Political corruption, General, politician…Coup D'etat
General Sunthorn Kongsompong (1931 - 1999) was the "de facto" head of government of Thailand from 1991 - 1992, following a military coup d'etat led...