The Return of the Military Coup to West Africa
Author: Mitchell Mackay
Publisher:
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13:
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Military Coups in West Africa Since the Sixties
Author: Godfrey Mwakikagile
Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor three decades, since the sixties, military coups became a ritual of African politics. They consist of self-perpetuating incidents which spilled into the 1990's, through on a much smaller scale. This book is a chronological sequence of these events in West Africa. The focus is on the coups in sub-Saharan Africa during these turbulent decades, and what can be done to stop them in Africa's quest for democracy.
The Resurgence of Military Coups and Democratic Relapse in Africa
Author: Adeoye Akinola
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published:
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 3031510194
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReturn of Civilian Control: An Aftermath of Coup D'Etat in Sub-Sahara Africa
Author: Julius Debro
Publisher:
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 28
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe study addresses the problem of Coup D'Etat in Sub-Sahara Africa specifically focusing upon military takeover and the return of power to civilian control. The study examines three African States (Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone). The return of political power to a governing body after a Coup is a very difficult task and this study has indicated that countries under military rule are reluctant to relinquish that power and return to the barracks because of their own vested interest. This is especially true in developing countries where there are major problems in the area of economic, cultural, and political development.
The Democratic Coup D'état
Author: Ozan O. Varol
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 249
ISBN-13: 019062602X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Democratic Coup d'État advances a simple, yet controversial, argument: democracy sometimes comes through a military coup. Covering coups that toppled dictators and installed democratic rule in countries as diverse as Guinea-Bissau, Portugal, and Colombia, the book weaves a balanced narrative that challenges everything we knew about military coups.
Coups from Below
Author: J. Kandeh
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2004-11-26
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 1403978778
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCoups from Below represents the first major effort at studying coups carried out by the lumpen section or the subalterns of the armed forces of African states. No previous study has attempted to examine coup making by those in the bottom ranks of the military as a distinct pattern of intervention in African studies. Kandeh examines this pattern as broadly symptomatic of state failure, especially the inability of political leaders to institutionalize power, eradicate mass poverty and promote socioeconomic development.
The Military in African Politics
Author: Johns Hopkins University. School of Advanced International Studies
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 1987-05-15
Total Pages: 216
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe concern of this book is with military rulers as political actors in contemporary Africa. Much of Africa has been under military rule during the quarter century since a majority of the countries attained their political independence. Yet studies of military rule have focused on when and how to predict the occurrence of military rule and on distinguishing between military and civilian rule. The concern of the contributors to this volume, by contrast, is the political behavior of officers once in power: how they have ruled; what has been the significance of military rule on the character of political systems in the affected countries; and how problems of regime succession have been addressed by military rulers.--Preface.
African Military History and Politics
Author: Y. Alex-Assensoh
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2002-01-11
Total Pages: 237
ISBN-13: 0312292724
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfrica's former colonial masters, including Great Britain; France, Portugal and Spain, trained members and leaders of the various colonial Armed Forces to be politically non-partisan. Yet, the modern-day Armed Forces on the continent, made up of the Army, Police, Air Force and Navy, have become so politicized that many countries in Africa are today ruled or have already been ruled by military dictators through coups d'etat, occasionally for good reasons as the book points out. This book traces the historical-cum-political evolution of these events, and what bodes for Africa, where the unending military incursions into partisan politics are concerned.
Military Regimes in Africa
Author: William Gutteridge
Publisher: Methuen Publishing
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMonograph on the political leadership achievements and political power problems encountered by military governments in selected countries of Africa south of Sahara - discusses the formation and organization of armed forces and the influence of colonialism, and includes case studies of military political behaviour in Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, zaire, Uganda and the Sudan. Bibliography pp. 187 to 189, map and references.
Democratization and Military Coups in Africa
Author: George Klay Kieh Jr.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2021-11-04
Total Pages: 251
ISBN-13: 1793643075
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDemocratization and Military Coups in Africa: Post-1990 Political Conflicts studies the seemingly endless cycle of coups that have occurred in Africa since the “Free Officers Coup” of 1952 in Egypt. Unfortunately, after more than three decades of the “third wave of democratization” that began in the 1990’s, military coups remain a firm figure on the African political landscape. Although the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and its successor, the African Union (AU), have developed and implemented anti-coup norms, they have not deterred coup-makers. Contributors to this volume analyze the major fault lines in the body politics of African states that have created the conditions for coup-making and offer suggestions for ending the cycle of coups. Using countries such as Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Mauritania, Sierra Leone, and Sudan as case studies, each chapter studies the causes, effects, and evolution of military coups in Africa in order to show that eliminating military coups will require identifying and addressing the root causes of the coup in each affected state.
