Self-coup
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A self-coup, also called an autocoup (Template:Etymology) or coup from the top, is a form of coup d'état in which a political leader, having come to power through legal means, stays in power illegally through the actions of themselves or their supporters.[1] The leader may dissolve or render powerless the national legislature and unlawfully assume extraordinary powers. Other measures may include annulling the constitution, suspending civil courts, and having the head of government assume dictatorial powers.[2][3]
From 1946 to the beginning of 2021, an estimated 148 self-coup attempts took place, 110 in autocracies and 38 in democracies.[4]
List of self-coups
- Template:Flagcountry: President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (December 2, 1851)[5]
- Template:Country data Uruguay: President Juan Lindolfo Cuestas (February 10, 1898)[6]
- Template:Country data Austria: Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss (March 15, 1933)[7]
- Template:Flagcountry: Chancellor Adolf Hitler (March 23, 1933 / August 2, 1934)[5][8]
- Template:Country data Uruguay: President Gabriel Terra (March 31, 1933)[9]
- Template:Country data Estonia: Prime Minister in duties of the State Elder Konstantin Päts (March 12, 1934)[10]
- Template:Country data Brazil: President Getúlio Vargas (November 10, 1937)[11]
- Template:Flagcountry: King Michael I of Romania (August 23, 1944)[12]
- Template:Country data Bolivia: President Mamerto Urriolagoitía (May 16, 1951)[13]
- Template:Country data Pakistan: Governor-General Ghulam Muhammad (April 1953 – September 21, 1954)[14][15]
- Template:Country data Indonesia: President Sukarno (July 5, 1959)[16]
- Template:Country data Philippines: President Ferdinand Marcos (September 23, 1972)[5][17]
- Template:Country data South Korea: President Park Chung Hee (October 17, 1972)[18]
- Template:Country data Uruguay: President Juan María Bordaberry (June 27, 1973)[2]
- Template:Country data Peru: President Alberto Fujimori (April 5, 1992)[19]
- Template:Country data Russia: President Boris Yeltsin (September 21, 1993)Template:Efn
- Template:Country data Cambodia: Prime Minister Hun Sen (July 1997)[20][21]
- Template:Country data Venezuela: President Nicolás Maduro (March 29, 2017)[22]
- Template:Country data Peru: President Martín Vizcarra (30 September 2019)[23][24][25]
- Template:Country data Malaysia: Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin (29 February 2020)[26]
- Template:Country data Russia: President Vladimir Putin (July 4, 2020)[27][28][29]
- Template:Country data El Salvador: President Nayib Bukele (May 1, 2021)[30]
- Template:Country data Tunisia: President Kais Saied (July 25, 2021)[31][32][33]
- Template:Country data Sudan: Chairman of the Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (October 25, 2021)[34]
Notable events described as attempted self-coups
- Template:Country data Guatemala: President Jorge Serrano Elías (May 25 – June 5, 1993)[35]
- Template:Country data Indonesia: President Abdurrahman Wahid (July 1–25, 2001)[36]
- Template:Country data Malaysia: Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (February 23 – March 1, 2020)[37]
- Template:Country data United States: President Donald Trump (November 4, 2020 – January 6, 2021; after election loss)[38][39][40]
- Template:Country data Peru: President Pedro Castillo (December 7, 2022)[41]
- Template:Country data Brazil: President Jair Bolsonaro (October 30, 2022 – December 31, 2022; January 8, 2023; after election loss)[42][43]
- Template:Country data Israel: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (ongoing events, since he assumed office on December 29, 2022)Template:Efn
- Template:Country data South Korea: President Yoon Suk Yeol (December 3–4, 2024)[44][45]
- Template:Country data United States: President Donald Trump (ongoing events, since he assumed office on January 20, 2025)[46][47]
- Template:Country data Turkey: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (ongoing events culminating in the arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu on March 19, 2025)[48]
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
- Arthur A Goldsmith. 2024. "Power Grabs from the Top: A Database of Self-Coups." International Studies Quarterly, Volume 68, Issue 4
- F. E. Guerra-Pujol. 2024. "Gödel's Loophole: A Prequel." Southwestern Journal of International Law, Volume 30, Issue 2
External links
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