Kwame Nkrumah

Kwame Nkrumah

male, deceased (1972)
Christian, President of Ghana, ousted in a coup, cancer death, socialist, University of Pennsylvania alumni…Ousterbycoup
Kwame Nkrumah (September 21, 1909 - April 27, 1972) was the founder and first President of Ghana. He was one of the most influential...
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…Ousterbycoup, 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...
Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Lumumba

male, deceased (1961)
ousted in a coup, cia, murdered, prime minister, Ousterbycoup, democratic republic of the congo…death by firearm
Patrice Émery Lumumba was an African anti-colonial leader and the first legally elected Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo a...
Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

male, deceased (1975)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian, Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, ') (born, ousted in a coup, Ge'ez language, Ge'ez…Ousterbycoup
Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia (Ge'ez:, "Power of the Trinity," full title "His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, Conquering Lion of the...
David Dacko

David Dacko

male, deceased (2003)
ousted in a coup, came to power in a coup, Death from asthma, Cold War leader, Central African politician, Central African Republic…Past leaders by coup, Ousterbycoup
David Dacko was the first President of the Central African Republic (CAR), from August 14, 1960 to January 1, 1966, and the third president of the...
Shehu Shagari

Shehu Shagari

male, 84 years old
Nigerian Second Republic, Heads of state, ousted in a coup, Second Republic, Ousterbycoup, Turakin Sakkwato
Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari, "Turakin Sakkwato" (born May 25, 1925) was the President of Nigeria's ill-fated Second Republic (1979 - 1983),...
Adnan Menderes

Adnan Menderes

male, deceased (1961)
Multi-Party Period of Republic of Turkey, democratic party, ousted in a coup, 1960 Turkish coup d'état, Ousterbycoup, Turkish Prime Minister…executed by hanging, 1960 coup d'état
Ali Adnan Ertekin Menderes was a Turkish statesman and prime minister between 1950–1960. He founded the Democratic Party (DP) in 1946, the first le...
Ahmed Abdallah

Ahmed Abdallah

male, deceased (1989)
ousted in a coup, politician, comoros, assassinated, Comorian politician, President of Comoros…Ousterbycoup
Ahmed Abdallah Abderemane ("Ahmad Abd Allah Abd ar-Rahman", 12 June, 1919 - 26 November, 1989) was a Comorian politician. He was President of the...
Gaafar Nimeiry

Gaafar Nimeiry

male, 79 years old
ousted in a coup, nationalist, arab, pan-Arabism, Pan-Arabist, Omdurman…Ousterbycoup
Gaafar Muhammad an-Nimeiry (otherwise known as Jaafar Nimeiry, Gaafar Nimeiry or Ga'far Muhammad an-Numayri; born 1 January 1930) was the President...
Süleyman Demirel

Süleyman Demirel

male, 85 years old
Sami Süleyman Gündoğdu Demirel, ousted in a coup, civil engineering, Leader of political parties in Turkey, Isparta Province, from Isparta…military coup, Ousterbycoup
Sami Süleyman Gündoğdu Demirel is a Turkish politician who served as prime minister seven times and was the 9th President of Turkey