More than 3,000 people were killed as the general took power in a 1973 coup.

The country has been taken over in a military coup.

Several took part in the 1985 coup that brought him to power.

That he was probably the second most significant figure in the coup?

Before this could happen, the government changed in the coup.

Its leaders had been involved in the previous coup four years earlier.

Many had taken part in a failed coup last year.

As the most senior officer involved in the coup, he was, at times, the leader of the group.

Exactly three years later, he is removed from office in a military coup.

Even today, his role in the coup is a mystery.