The 1972 Dahomeyan coup d'état was a military coup staged on 26 October 1972 by Major (later General) Mathieu Kérékou, who took control of the Republic...

was sentenced to death in absentia. On 16 January 1977 an attempted coup d'état took place in Benin with a group of armed men led by renowned French mercenary...

The 1963 Dahomeyan coup d'état was staged on October 28, 1963, by Christophe Soglo, who took control of the Republic of Dahomey to prevent a civil war...

dictatorial powers in a self-coup on 17 October. 1972 Dahomeyan coup d'état: Major Mathieu Kérékou led a coup that overthrew the Dahomeyan Presidential Council...

This is a list of coups d'état and coup attempts by country, listed in chronological order. A coup is an attempt to illegally overthrow a country's government...

v t e Coups d'état in Africa since 1960 1960s Republic of the Congo (1960)c Ethiopia (1960) Rwanda (1961) French Algeria (1961) Somalia (1961) Senegal...

The Coup Belt (French: la ceinture de coups d'État) is a modern geopolitical concept and neologism which emerged during the 2020s to describe the region...

1963 Dahomeyan coup d'état October 26, 1972 1972 Dahomeyan coup d'état January 17, 1977 1977 Benin coup attempt 3 January 1966 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état...

original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-07-28. "Army Takes Power in Dahomey Coup", The Washington Post, p. A22, 27 October 1972, archived from the original...

and song officer". In Dahomeyan coups in 1963 and 1965, Alley urged General Christophe Soglo to seize power. After the 1965 coup, Soglo promoted Alley...