Most attempted and successful coups in African countries (1950-2023)

Most attempted and successful coups in African countries (1950-2023)

1. Sudan 🇸🇩
Attempted: 16
Successful: 6

2. Burundi 🇧🇮
Attempted: 11
Successful: 5

3. Burkina Faso 🇧🇫
Attempted: 10
Successful: 9

4. Ghana 🇬🇭…

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Most attempted and successful coups in African countries (1950-2023)

1. Sudan 🇸🇩
Attempted: 16
Successful: 6

2. Burundi 🇧🇮
Attempted: 11
Successful: 5

3. Burkina Faso 🇧🇫
Attempted: 10
Successful: 9

4. Ghana 🇬🇭
Attempted: 10
Successful: 5

5. Sierra Leone 🇸🇱
Attempted: 10
Successful: 5

6. Comoros 🇰🇲
Attempted: 9
Successful: 4

7. Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼
Attempted: 9
Successful: 4

8. Benin 🇧🇯
Attempted: 8
Successful: 6

9. Nigeria 🇳🇬
Attempted: 9
Successful: 6

10. Mali 🇲🇱
Attempted: 8
Successful: 5

11. Niger 🇳🇪
Attempted: 8
Successful: 5

12. Togo 🇹🇬
Attempted: 7
Successful: 3

13. DR Congo 🇨🇩
Attempted: 7
Successful: 2

14. Chad 🇹🇩
Attempted: 7
Successful: 2

15. Mauritania 🇲🇷
Attempted: 7
Successful: 5

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