On 25 April 1974, Portuguese officers, tired of fighting three unwinnable wars in Africa, overthrew the government in Lisbon.

Ten years ago, on Oct. 15, 1979, young officers overthrew the military-led government run by their superiors and replaced them with a reformist military-civilian junta.

June 4, sympathetic military officers overthrow the SMC II government led by W. K. Akuffo.

Egyptians entered the final day of elections for the assembly's lower house in the first free legislative vote since military officers overthrew the monarchy in 1952.

On June 24, 1925, officers loyal to Pangalos, fearing that the political instability was putting the country at risk, overthrew the government in a coup.

Leftist military officers overthrew the Caetano government in Portugal in the Carnation Revolution on April 25, 1974.

Thousands of people cheered and danced in the streets with soldiers today after military officers overthrew the Government of Ciskei, the nominally independent South African homeland.

On June 4, however, sympathetic military officers overthrew the Akuffo regime and released Rawlings and his cohorts from prison fourteen days before the scheduled election.

Then, on April 25, 1974, leftist-leaning officers in Lisbon overthrew the dictatorship of Marcelo Caetano and pledged to end the colonial wars.

On August 20, 1886, officers aligned with Russia overthrew Prince Alexander in a coup d'état.