1969 ⟶ Gaddafi Overthrows Libyan Monarchy

Muammar Gaddafi overthrows the Libyan monarchy and expels Br...

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🪖 Military Coup in Peru

Peruvian General Juan Velasco Alvarado overthrows President Fernando Belaunde Terry in a military coup.⟶

PerucoupmilitaryLatin AmericapoliticsgovernmentCold Warsocialism

🇱🇾 Gaddafi Overthrows Libyan Monarchy

Muammar Gaddafi overthrows the Libyan monarchy and expels British and American personnel. Libya aligns itself with the Soviet Union.⟶

LibyaGaddafiCoupUSSRCold WarAfricaSoviet InfluencePolitics

🇸🇴 Siad Barre Coup in Somalia

Siad Barre overthrows the government of Somalia in a bloodless coup. He declares himself President of Somalia and reorganizes the country into a one-party communist state; the Somali Democratic Republic.⟶

SomaliaCoupSiad BarreAfricaCold WarPoliticsCommunismUSSR

🗳️ Salvador Allende Elected President of Chile

Salvador Allende becomes president of Chile after being confirmed by the Chilean congress.⟶

ChileSalvador AllendeelectionsocialismCold WarLatin Americapoliticscoup

⚔️ Idi Amin's Coup in Uganda

Idi Amin launches a successful coup d'état against Milton Obote in Uganda and declares himself President of Uganda. Under Amin, Uganda would switch allegiances to the Eastern Bloc and develop strong ties to the Soviet Union and East Germany.⟶

UgandaIdi AmincoupEastern BlocSoviet UnionAfricaCold Warpoliticsdecolonization

🇪🇬 Sadat Purges Nasserists and Expels Soviets in Egypt

Anwar Sadat's Egypt)" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">Corrective Revolution purges Nasserist members of the government and security forces, and eventually expels Soviet military from Egypt.⟶

EgyptAnwar SadatUSSRCold WarPoliticsMiddle EastSoviet InfluenceExpulsionNasserism