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Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe removed as party leader

The ruling ZANU-PF party has replaces president Robert Mugabe by Emmerson Mnangagwa, the deputy Mugabe sacked this month

2 min read19 Nov 2017
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Thailand: Blast injures dozens at army hospital on coup anniversary

A bomb blast at a Bangkok army hospital injured at least two dozen people on the third anniversary of Thailand's military coup

1 min read22 May 2017
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New Pakistan Army chief seen as Nawaz Sharif’s best coup hedge

The Nawaz Sharif government reportedly selected general Qamar Javed Bajwa as Pakistan's army chief because of his disinterest in meddling in politics

4 min read2 Dec 2016
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Democracy has not been tailored to Pakistan environment: Pervez Musharraf

Pakistan's former president Gen Pervez Musharraf alleged that the US has used his country at its convenience and ditched it

1 min read1 Oct 2016
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After failed coup, Tayyip Erdogan vows to build barracks in central Istanbul

Tayyip Erdogan last month floated anew plans to build a replica of the barracks, site of a failed Islamist uprising in the early 20th century

1 min read19 Jul 2016
Opinion

Coups don’t depress economic growth

If anything, coups in democracies often follow periods of significant economic growth, though sometimes with a crisis at the very end of the positive run

3 min read19 Jul 2016
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Turkey coup bid crumbles as crowds answer call to streets, Erdogan returns

An attempted Turkish military coup appeared to crumble after crowds answered President Tayyip Erdogan's call to take to the streets to support him

6 min read16 Jul 2016
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Posters seeking military coup raise eyebrows in Pakistan

The posters, which appeared in Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi, were placed there by 'Move on Pakistan', a largely-unknown political party founded in 2013

1 min read12 Jul 2016
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Pakistan court summons Pervez Musharraf in high treason case

The three-member special court ordered Musharraf to attend the hearing on 31 March in person and respond to the charges against him

1 min read8 Mar 2016
Politics

Antony defends army, says no possibility of military coup ever

The so-called movement of army was a routine training exercise and it is a closed chapter, says Antony

1 min read23 Feb 2014
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