1969 ⟶ Qaddafi's Coup in Libya

King Idris of Libya is ousted by a coup led by Colonel Qadhd...
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🇹🇷 Military Coup in Turkey

Military coup in Turkey purges executive, military, judiciary branches and university.⟶
TurkeyMilitary CoupPoliticsGovernance20th CenturySecularismLeadership
TurkeyTurkey

🚩 Independence of People's Republic of South Yemen

People's Republic of South Yemen becomes independent.⟶
Independence of People's Republic of South Yemen (1967)
South YemenIndependenceSocialismCold WarPoliticsYemen
YemenYemen

🇮🇶 Ba'ath Party Coup in Iraq

Ba'ath Party stages a bloodless military coup in Iraq.⟶
Ba'ath Party Coup in Iraq (1968)
Ba'ath PartyCoup d'étatIraqPoliticsArab NationalismMilitary
IraqIraq

🇱🇾 Qaddafi's Coup in Libya

King Idris of Libya is ousted by a coup led by Colonel Qadhdhafi.⟶
Qaddafi's Coup in Libya (1969)
QaddafiLibyaCoup d'étatSocialismPoliticsPan-Africanism
LibyaLibya

🇵🇰 Zia ul-Haq's Coup in Pakistan

General Zia ul-Haq topples Prime Minister Bhutto in bloodless coup. Zia committed himself to a policy of "Islamization" of Pakistan.⟶
Zia ul-Haq's Coup in Pakistan (1977)
Coup d'étatPakistanZia ul-HaqIslamizationMilitaryPolitics
PakistanPakistan