Talk:List of coups and coup attempts by country/Archive 2

Philippines
There have been people who have been inserting Alleged ouster plots against Rodrigo Duterte and 2020 Philippine House of Representatives leadership crisis. These are not coups, or at least the first one is not yet one. The last one is most certainly isn't because the head of state and government is not affected by the shenanigans. There had been multiple instances of these in history. Please stick with what is defined in coup d'état. In other words, alleged and "legislative" coups are not coup d'états. Howard the Duck (talk) 18:05, 15 October 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 November 2020
USA. Trump Coup. Outline. Pgkowal (talk) 02:35, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
 * 1) November 2020 Trump's Voter Disenfranchisment Attempt: Following the presidential election of 2020 the Trump administration attempted to use unsubstantiated claims of massive voter fraud to over turn the victory of president elect Joe Biden. Most of their court cases were dismissed due to lack of evidence and in a final effort the Trump administration attempted to convince republican election officals in Michigan and George to not certify the election results.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Father404 (talk • contribs) 15:56, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template.

Semi-protected edit request on 17 January 2021
Similar to the conclusions reached in the "List of coups and coup attempts" page,(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_coups_and_coup_attempts#Semi-protected_edit_request_on_16_January_2021) Please remove the following two points from the United States section:

REMOVE

14. Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election: Some non-partisan media organizations have labeled President Donald Trump's false claim to victory in the 2020 United States presidential election and his subsequent legal campaign in state and federal courts and pressure on Republican state officials to annul the results of swing states such as Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada, and Arizona on the basis of disproven voter-fraud allegations as a coup attempt, although this labeling remains disputed.[57][58][59] 15. 2021 storming of the United States Capitol: On January 6, 2021, demonstrators at an election protest hosted by Trump rioted at the United States Capitol, stormed the building, and occupied the legislative chambers, interrupting the official certification of the Electoral College results and forcing an evacuation of Members of Congress; the riot, which coincided with similar events at the state capitols in Topeka, Kansas, and Atlanta, Georgia, have alternatively been labeled as an insurrection, sedition, domestic terrorism, and an attempted coup.[60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69] Several NATO's intelligence services also briefed their Governments that it was a coup and may have had help from federal law-enforcement officials.[70] Pro-Trump supporters attempt to stop the electoral counting of voting confirming President - elect Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States. Violence between Trump supporters and law enforcement leave 4 protestors dead (1 shot by police) and 1 police officer killed after being assaulted by protestors.

BluePillx (talk) 06:37, 17 January 2021 (UTC) BluePillx (talk) 06:37, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: Could you please give a reason for this change? h 10:49, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

there is concensus reached in the other talk pages related to coups that this event, "Storming of the Capitol" is NOT a coup based on expert and political scientists. I also mentioned this at the beginning of my request, please see the links to the other talk pages there.

Please remove section which was recently re-added, despite multiple removals of this event from this wikipage: The January 6, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol was a violent mob action that tried to block the certification of the certification of the 2020 United States presidential election. While both Houses of Congress were debating the certification, an angry and apparently well-organized mob including supporters of President Donald Trump and members of right-wing groups including QAnon, Proud Boys, Boogaloo Bois, and Oath Keepers invaded the Capital building, screaming ″Kill [Vice President] Mike Pence!″ Five people died, including a police officer, before police were able to retake the building and restore order. At least five Members of Congress contracted COVID-19 during the attack.[71] Congress was able to reconvene and certify the election in favor of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, although over 20,000 National Guard troops were deployed to Washington, DC to provide security for the Inauguration of Joe Biden two weeks later.[72] The events, which have been variously characterized as a self-coup, insurrection, or riot,[73][74] were followed by the Second impeachment of Donald Trump.[75][76][77][78]

BluePillx (talk) 07:15, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 January 2021
Edit & Add for North America (USA) Successful Coup Attempt of The Jan. 29, 1893 edition of The New York Times recounted the events of the coup. On Jan. 16, Hawaiian Marshal Charles B. Wilson attempted to arrest the committee members and declare martial law, but his attempts were turned down by other government officials who feared violence. The next day, after a police officer was shot and wounded trying to halt the distribution of weapons to the Committee of Safety’s militia, the committee decided to put its coup into action. Near the queen’s ʻIolani Palace in Honolulu, the committee’s militia gathered and were joined by 162 U.S. Marines and Navy sailors who were ordered by John L. Stevens, U.S. Minister to Hawaii, to protect the committee. The queen surrendered peacefully to avoid violence.

The Committee of Safety established a provisional government headed by Mr. Dole. U.S. President Grover Cleveland opposed the provisional government and called for the queen to be restored to power, but the Committee of Safety established the Republic of Hawaii and refused to cede power. In 1895, Hawaiian royalists began a coup against the republic, but it did not succeed. Queen Liliuokalani was arrested for her alleged role in the coup and convicted of treason; while under house arrest, the queen agreed to formally abdicate and dissolve the monarchy.

In 1898, the United States annexed Hawaii. Hawaii was administered as a U.S. territory until 1959, when it became the 50th state.

(Learning Network JAN. 17 2012) https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/17/jan-17-1893-hawaiian-monarchy-overthrown-by-america-backed-businessmen/) 2601:1C0:4701:8850:F450:5805:7BDE:50E9 (talk) 01:21, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Hawaii is already mentioned in the list. Goldsztajn (talk) 01:47, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

2021 United States Capitol storming
Hi! I only wanted to comment that my rationale for reverting the last changes on the 2021 United States Capitol storming was previous concerns and edit summaries but editors such as HalalSquad and Yilku1. While the issue seems to have been settled in related articles, on second sight, this still appears to be contested here. I don't have strong feelings towards its inclusion or removal, so I simply wanted to clarify the motives and leave this discussion open for other editors. Best regards! --NoonIcarus (talk) 01:06, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Calling it a Coup is a mislabeling of this event - there's a well established argument for this assertion in the other forums (links below). I've removed this event from this page to keep the pages related to Coups consistent. Please engage in the talks in those pages and provide WP:BURDEN before restoring this event on this page. Proponents of including this event have resorted to edit warring and usage of anonymous IP addresses, without discussion or pointing to an accredited source that definitively agrees it is a Coup. Although there are comparisons to a Coup, in the end the term used (by the President, House of Representatives' Resolution on Donald Trump Impeachment, Washington Post...) is INSURRECTION. In paraphrasing George Orwell (from article 3 below), the mislabeling of this event has real consequences in our thoughts / actions and ultimately how we respond to the issue.

1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_coups_and_coup_attempts

2)"Over at Talk:2021 storming of the United States Capitol, there is discussion about changing "storming" to "insurrection" with some participants advocating "riot" but nobody there is considering "coup". Therefore, I think it's about time to remove the entry from this article about coups."

3) Why Labels Matter: https://qz.com/1953602/is-america-experiencing-a-coup/

BluePillx (talk) 02:31, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Hello, Nixon's watergate scandal and JFK's assasinations were also included. It seems both of these events also have alot in common with the scandal involving Trumps alleged Self Coup on January 6th. So It is best if we keep it to keep consistency.

Michael0Latham (talk) 17:54, 3 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Both events should likely be removed as well. --NoonIcarus (talk) 13:26, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
 * This was recently readded and I don't see any consensus to call it a "coup" - in fact, there was a consensus against calling it that on the talkpage of that article. As such, I'm removing it. Please do not readd it until an affirmative consensus is found here. -bɜ:ʳkənhɪmez (User/say hi!) 19:56, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

The characterization of Jan. 6 and prior attempts to overturn the election is evolving
Consensus has been achieved that it was an attempt to overthrow the government, also known as an attempted coup. I have provided various sources for my edits. Please review and engage before removing. Thank you. NS T429 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 19:59, 30 October 2021 (UTC)

The day contained both an insurrection and an attempted coup. The insurrection came in the form of the riot/storming of the Capitol after Trump's attempts via John Eastman to coerce Vice President Mike Pence into overturning the election - which constituted a "self-coup" per Trump Admininistration National Security Council Russia expert Fiona Hill. Westsider


 * No consensus exists for including this. Nobody disputes that some reliable sources call it a coup, but you have not met the WP:BURDEN of demonstrating that this is the most common term for the event. Please continue this discussion in one place: Talk:List of coups and coup attempts. ~Anachronist (talk) 04:18, 6 November 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 December 2021
United States - January 6th 2021 insurrection and coup attempt is missing 2406:5A00:122C:2800:A866:B487:1BF9:86EB (talk) 23:56, 21 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 23:58, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

The characterization of this event has evolved sufficiently to warrant inclusion of this event in the list of coup attempts. See https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/10/us/politics/capitol-attack-meadows-powerpoint.html R3ddr4g0n421 (talk) 09:44, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
 * See discussion above. Relying on a single source is not sufficient here, and violates WP:UNDUE. See also related discussion at Talk:List of coups and coup attempts. ~Anachronist (talk) 15:57, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

Canada "coup"?
I just wanted to question the justification for calling a bunch of truckers demonstrating in Canada a "coup" while we don't include the attempted coup of January 6th 2021 in the United States. The incident on January 6th is by far closer to a technical coup than protests in Ontario. Change my mind. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hawkeye762 (talk • contribs) 13:35, 16 March 2022 (UTC)


 * so true bestie 89.23.224.102 (talk) 01:48, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
 * A protest is not a coup by definition. I don't think that should appear here, otherwise this article would fill with thousands of mass protests entries that don't even resemble a coup. Onwa (talk) 22:05, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

United States
January 6th 2021 Trump led a coup with his supporters to overturn the election “ you missed one thought I would help” 67.231.55.61 (talk) 13:26, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
 * No, there has never been consensus for this. See discussion at Talk:List of coups and coup attempts. ~Anachronist (talk) 23:09, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Concerns about using phrase "attempted coup"
A Consensus Discussion about adding the phrase "attempted coup" is at the following => "Talk:List of coups and coup attempts" - Thanks - Drbogdan (talk) 20:29, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

RFC about coups and coup attempts
An RFC has started related to this matter. See Talk:List of coups and coup attempts.&#32;Anythingyouwant (talk) 04:48, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Request for semi-protection status due to persistent content blanking regarding US January 6
While I definitely think January 6th was a self-coup attempt to overturn an election and overthrow a justified transfer of power, in terms of Wikipedia standards I also think the information is sourced and fair (clearly stating the qualifier "according to source X"). Yet there are repeated instances of drive-by editors that try to blank the whole section without even bringing it into this talk page (and get summarily reverted). There is an ongoing pattern that may justify preventing new IPs from swooping in solely to delete this content. 2603:8000:B600:4000:C032:1BD5:A423:2CFF (talk) 07:28, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Crimea 2014
Not sure if this was overlooked or prior discussion concluded that it wasn't a coup. Sources exist to say that legislators voted to secede at gunpoint fwiw. Elinruby (talk) 03:25, 5 July 2023 (UTC)

No consensus on American jan 6 coup
No consensus have been reached on the many discussion pages about whether this is counted as a coup or not (though I think it is obvious if it is or not), therefore it should not be listed until a proper consensus is reached. 103.244.228.42 (talk) 06:33, 5 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Agreed it shouldn't be added until a consensus is reached, especially with all the footage that was released raising speculation and debate. 49.188.220.81 (talk) 08:15, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Sources that say the event was not a coup:
 * It Wasn’t Strictly a Coup Attempt. But It’s Not Over, Either. Source: The New York Times
 * Was the U.S. Capitol riot really a coup? Here’s why definitions matter. Source: The Washington Post
 * This Was No Coup. But It Comes Far Too Close Source: Bloomberg News
 * No, What Happened At the U.S. Capitol Was Not a "Coup" Source: Montana Daily Gazette not a source Elinruby (talk) 23:40, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Q&A: Cuckoo, but not a coup Source: The Boston Globe
 * Local expert says riot at U.S. Capitol not considered a coup Source: WKTV
 * It wasn’t a coup, but Capitol riot resembled events seen in fragile democracies Source: Times of Israel
 * Why This Wasn’t a Coup Source: Foreign Policy
 * 49.188.220.81 (talk) 07:59, 24 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Should not be added 2001:8004:4610:C2EC:8135:E8BA:53DF:BA9 (talk) 16:13, 10 May 2023 (UTC)