Coups

Question 1

In 1969, this then army officer surrounded his country’s royal palace when King Indris was out of the country at a health resort.

Answer 1

Muammar al-Qaddafi

Question 2

This general was originally a close ally of his country’s president Milton Obote, but after an order by the latter to have the former arrested, he led troops into the capital on January 25, 1971.

Answer 2

Idi Amin (Uganda)

Question 3

This man was promoted to the head of his country’s army at the same time he joined a CIA-backed coup against the president who promoted him. On September 11, 1973, he led the coup against the democratically-elected Marxist, who subsequently committed suicide instead of surrendering.

Answer 3

Augusto Pinochet (Chile)

Question 4

This is the name given to the failed coup attempt by Hitler and the Nazis in 1923, when they went to the titular location to hold the government ransom. They underestimated the government response, which led to Hitler being jailed.

Answer 4

The Beer Hall Putsch

Question 5

A 2012 coup occurred in this country by a military that was displeased with president Amadou Toumain Touré’s management of the long-running Toureg rebellion.

Answer 5

Mali

Question 6

The Ukrainian revolution of 2004-05 – which centered around a presidential election marked by fraud, corruption, and voter intimidation – had this colorful name.

Answer 6

Orange Revolution

Question 7

The Ides of March saw Caesar assassinated by this close friend of his.

Answer 7

Marcus Junius Brutus

Question 8

The Chinese revolution of 1912 marked the beginning of the country’s early republic era and the end of imperial rule by this dynasty.

Answer 8

Qing Dynasty

Question 9

The 1917 Russian Revolution saw the Bolsheviks seize power through an armed insurrection in this city.

Answer 9

Petrograd / St Petersburg

Question 10

Fidel Castro’s Cuban Revolution was fueled after this former president came to power by ousting outgoing President Carlos Prio Socarras three months prior to an election.

Answer 10

Fulgencio Batista

Question 11

Egypt’s July 23 military coup was originally meant to remove King Farouk I. Instead, it led to an overthrow of the constitutional monarchy and led to these two coup leaders becoming the first and second presidents of the country.

Answer 11

Mohammed Naguib

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Question 12

This is the name given to the US/UK military operation that overthrew Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq and restored power to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran.

Answer 12

Operation Ajax

Question 13

This Argentine president was overthrown in a violent military coup d’etat in September 1955, after losing the support of the Catholic church and military.

Answer 13

Juan Peron

Question 14

The All Saints Massacre occurred in this country in November 1979 when the military coup regime of Alberto Natusch Busch responded with violence against popular protests in its capital city.

Answer 14

Bolivia