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Myanmar to Egypt: Here are the military coups that grabbed headlines globally this decade
The military ousts Egypt s first democratically-elected leader, the Islamist Mohamed Morsi, in 2013 after huge demonstrations against his one year in charge.
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Myanmarese residents living in Japan holding portraits of Myanmar s de facto government leader Aung San Suu Kyi stage a protest rally in front of the United Nations University in Tokyo. (Photo | AP) By AFP
PARIS: As the military grab power again in Myanmar, we look back on some other coups around the world over the past decade:
- Mali -
Sudan
Indaw
Masvingo
Zimbabwe
Bissau
Guinea-bissau
Burkina-faso
Thailand
Paris
France-general
France
Egypt
Decade of coups around the world
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PARIS, Feb 1, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – As the military grab power again in Myanmar, we look back on some other coups around the world over the past decade:
– Mali –
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is overthrown in August in a putsch after several months of street protests and political crisis in the West African nation.
The takeover was condemned by the international community. But sanctions were lifted on October 5 after a transition government was formed by former air force officer and politician Bah Ndaw, who promised to hand over power within 18 months.
The August 18 coup was the second in just over eight years in the Sahel troublespot.
Sudan
Indaw
Masvingo
Zimbabwe
Bissau
Guinea-bissau
Burkina-faso
Niger
Thailand
Paris
France-general
France