2017 ⟶ Robert Mugabe Ousted in Zimbabwean Coup

Robert Mugabe is ousted in a coup d'état.
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⚔️ Rhodesian Bush War Begins

July 4: Rhodesian Bush War begins.⟶
Rhodesian Bush War Begins (1964)
ColonialismDecolonizationCold WarInsurgencyGuerrilla WarfareZimbabweCivil War
ZimbabweZimbabwe

👑 Gaddafi Coup Overthrows Libyan Monarchy

September 1: Muammar Gaddafi overthrows King Idris of Libya in a Coup d'état and establishes the Libyan Arab Republic.⟶
Gaddafi Coup Overthrows Libyan Monarchy (1969)
Coup d'étatRevolutionDictatorshipPan-ArabismCold WarMuammar GaddafiPost-ColonialismPolitical Transition
LibyaLibya

🇿🇼 Rhodesia Declares Independence, Becomes Zimbabwe

April 18: Independence of Rhodesia, which becomes Zimbabwe.⟶
Rhodesia Declares Independence, Becomes Zimbabwe (1980)
IndependenceDecolonizationPost-ColonialismNationalismRobert Mugabe
ZimbabweZimbabwe

🇨🇩 Kabila Overthrows Mobutu; Zaire Renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo

May 17: Kabila ousts Mobutu; Zaire becomes the Democratic Republic of the Congo.⟶
Kabila Overthrows Mobutu; Zaire Renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997)
Political TransitionCivil WarAfrican HistoryPost-ColonialismDictatorshipRegime ChangeCold War AftermathMobutu Sese Seko
Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo

🇿🇼 Robert Mugabe Ousted in Zimbabwean Coup

Robert Mugabe is ousted in a coup d'état.⟶
Robert Mugabe Ousted in Zimbabwean Coup (2017)
Coup d'étatZimbabweRobert MugabeDictatorshipPost-ColonialismPolitical TransitionMilitary Intervention
ZimbabweZimbabwe