Military Coups in Sub-Saharan Africa: How to Justify Illegal Assumptions of PowerScandinavian Institute of African Studies, 1983 - 144 páginas This book is a comparative study of military coups between 1958 and 1980. Africa south of the Sahara. It also provides background information on the causes of some refugee exoduses, for example, from Zaire, Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda. There are three parts. The first deals with different theories concerning 'coups d'état' on a general level. The second part is an empirical review concentrating on the justifications given by military leaders immediately after their interventions. The third part analyses the attempts by the military to explain their involvement in politics. The author concludes that military coups rarely take place during periods of social unrest and that the military are very sensitive to civilian intrusion into what they regard as primarily military business. |
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... important elements of professionalism in the following manner : " Like other professionals - doctors , lawyers , teachers , engineers and scientists - military officers are professional in the sense that they place a high value upon ...
... important elements of professionalism in the following manner : " Like other professionals - doctors , lawyers , teachers , engineers and scientists - military officers are professional in the sense that they place a high value upon ...
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... important justification in the ID and in two cases , the army's duty to guarantee order has been cited as the most important reason for the change of power . " Economic failures with high prices and inflationary spirals " are found ...
... important justification in the ID and in two cases , the army's duty to guarantee order has been cited as the most important reason for the change of power . " Economic failures with high prices and inflationary spirals " are found ...
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... important justification involved accusations of a lack of democracy . Finally , the 1980 coup in Liberia was also preceded by extensive disturbances , mainly in connection with attempts by the banned opposition to make themselves heard ...
... important justification involved accusations of a lack of democracy . Finally , the 1980 coup in Liberia was also preceded by extensive disturbances , mainly in connection with attempts by the banned opposition to make themselves heard ...
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Introduction | 9 |
Explanations Connected with GovernmentMilitary Relations | 48 |
Explanations Connected with Individual Perspectives | 67 |
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accused Africa Afrikanska militärkupper armed conflict armed forces army army's assume power attempts Bassam Tibi BBC op.cit Burundi change of power cited civilian government civilian politicians civilian rule concerned connection corruption countries country's coupmakers coups d'état Dahomey Decalo discontent disturbances economic failures Esprit de corps ethical precepts ethnic and regional example explain foreign intervention foreign policy Ghana Gowon Ibid Idi Amin important justification influence initial declarations Instigator interests Kouandété leaders legitimacy Liberia Lieutenant-Colonel metropole military coups military establishment military intervention military regimes military rule military takeover motives nation Nigeria Nkrumah Nordlinger 1977 Nordlinger's Obote officer corps performance failures police action political control political unrest Politically limited coup President previous regime professional recognition researchers responsibility rulers Rwanda seized power Sierra Leone society Soglo Somalia statements sub-justification Sudan threats Tibi Togo Type of change Type of coup Uganda Upper Volta Welch Jr Zaire