With the recent military coup that just happened in Niger, we bring you the top 10 Deadliest coup that has happened in Africa.
At number 10 is Togo
The 1963 Togolese coup was a military coup that occurred in the West African country of Togo. A group of military leaders, including Emmanuel Bodjollé, Étienne Eyadéma, and Kléber Dadjo, took control of the government. They did this on January 13th.
At number 9 is Libya
The 1969 Libyan coup d'état, also known as the al-Fateh Revolution or the 1 September Revolution, was led by a group of army officers, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, who took control of the country from king Idris.
At number 8 is Ghana
The National Liberation Council took control of Ghana's government from February 24, 1966, to October 1, 1969. They came into power by taking over the government from Kwame Nkrumah's group.
At number 7 is Gabon
In 1964, a Gabonese coup d'état was staged. Some military officers in Gabon didn't like the President, Léon M'ba, so they decided to take control of the country.
At number 6 is Benin
In 1963, on October 28th, there was a big change in Dahomey. A man named Christophe Soglo, who was in charge of the Dahomeyan Army, took control of the country because he wanted to stop a fight between people.
At number 5 is Uganda
In 1971, the country's military, led by a man named Idi Amin, took control from the president, Milton Obote, on January 25th.
At number 4 is Rwanda
In 1973, Juvénal Habyarimana, a military leader, took control from the current president, Grégoire Kayibanda. This change happened on July 5th and many people felt like it was a betrayal.
At number 3 is Nigeria
In August 1965, a group of Army officers began planning to take over the leadership from the current Prime Minister, Abubakar Balewa.
At number 2 is Algeria
In 1965, Colonel Houari Boumédiène became the leader after a peaceful takeover. He formed a group with his friends in the army and arrested the first President, Ahmed Ben Bella.
Finally at number 1 is Liberia
A high-interest British bank loan to the Liberian government contributed to a political crisis that led to President Edward J. Roye's removal from office.
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