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Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro convicted of plotting coup, sentenced to over 27 years in prison

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been found guilty of attempting to overturn the country’s 2022 election with a plot prosecutors say included plans to assassinate the president-elect in a bid to cling to power. Four out of five justices on a Brazilian Supreme Court panel voted to convict Bolsonaro on all five counts in …

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Egypt Independent September 12, 2025

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro charged in connection with alleged coup plot

CNN — Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged in connection with an alleged coup plot to overturn the results of the 2022 election and keep his opponent from taking power, according to documents filed by prosecutors Tuesday evening. Bolsonaro was among 34 people facing charges including those of armed criminal organization, attempted violent …

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Egypt Independent February 21, 2025

Fethullah Gulen, Turkish cleric once blamed for failed coup attempt, dies at 83

CNN — Turkish Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen, a longtime bitter rival of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who has been blamed for a deadly failed coup attempt in 2016, has died at age 83, according to Turkish officials and social media accounts linked to the cleric’s movement. The death of the US-based cleric was announced …

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Egypt Independent October 22, 2024

Fethullah Gulen, alleged mastermind of 2016 coup in Turkey, dies at 83

Fethullah Gulen, alleged mastermind of 2016 coup in Turkey, dies at 83 The exiled religious leader died in Pennsylvania in

Middle East Eye October 22, 2024

Maduro accuses Musk of funding $1 billion coup attempt

In a fiery accusation that has escalated tensions between Venezuela’s government and the US-backed opposition, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has

Weekly Blitz October 18, 2024

Americans involved in foiled deadly coup, DR Congo military says

CNN — American citizens were involved in an attempted coup d’état that left at least three people dead on Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a military spokesperson told CNN Monday. The attempted coup, which targeted the residence of Congolese politician Vital Kamerhe and the country’s presidential palace, was led by opposition leader Christian Malanga, who was …

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Egypt Independent May 21, 2024