Coup Atlas — A research atlas of seizures of power

Coup Atlas

A search-first research atlas of coups d'état, coup attempts, and conspiracies. Built for scholars, students, and journalists.

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About the data

Data sources & citations

Data sources: , with full citations on every record page. Baseline event data courtesy of the Cline Center Coup d’État Project, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Research labels, explained

VERIFIED source accessed and confirmed · CHAIN cited via Wikipedia, original not independently accessed · HUMAN VERIFIED entered by the project owner.

Using this atlas

An independent research reference. Verify any claim against its cited original source before publishing.