Problem
Overthrow of government
Other Names:
Coups d'étatIncitement to rebellion
Advocating overthrow of government
Nature:
The take-over or alteration of government by force, or the show or threat of force, when carried out by a relatively small number of members of the state apparatus (usually backed by some key military unit) distinguishes the world's frequent coups d'état from broad-based popular or guerrilla managed revolutions. Very often the coup is a military one engineered by a group of officers.
Rebellion against government is defined as a crime in many criminal codes.
Incidence:
If unsuccessful coups associated with a nation's military officers' positioning themselves during major political disorders are included, then the post World War II count exceeds 100. Over 50 were in Latin America (which also had 50 in the first half of the century); over 30 in Asia; over 20 in Africa; and 5 in Europe. Between two-thirds and three-quarters of coups d'état are successful.
Broader Problems:
Seizure of powerStructural violenceIllegitimate political regimes Narrower Problems:
Assassination Related Problems:
MutinyTreasonNeo-colonialismCivil disordersPolitical revolutionIncitement to violence Aggravates:
MilitarismUnstable regimesExport credit risks Strategies:
Inciting rebellion References:
Wiking, Staffan: Military Coups in Sub-Saharan Africa: how to justify illegal assumptions of power Subject(s):
Government → Government Government → Nation state
Government → Revolution
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
18.03.2020 – 18:46 CET