Editing 2010s (section)

====Coups====
{{Main|List of coups d'état and coup attempts since 2010}}
''[[Coup d'état|Coups d'état]]'' against ruling governments during the decade include:

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! Event
! Date
! Country
! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| [[2010 Nigerien coup d'état|Nigerien coup d'état]]
| 18 February 2010
| {{flag|Niger}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8523573.stm |title=Niger's junta takeover condemned |date=19 February 2010 |work=BBC News |access-date=26 June 2016 |archive-date=21 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121225643/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8523573.stm |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2012 Malian coup d'état|Malian coup d'état]]
| 21 March 2012
| {{flag|Mali}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/world/africa/mali-coup-france-calls-for-elections.html |title=Soldiers Overthrow Mali Government in Setback for Democracy in Africa |date=22 March 2012 |first=Adam |last=Nossiter |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=23 August 2017 |archive-date=30 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330031937/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/world/africa/mali-coup-france-calls-for-elections.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2012 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état|Guinea-Bissau coup d'état]]
| 12 April 2012
| {{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}
|<ref>{{cite news |first=Adam |last=Nossiter |title=Guinea-Bissau Premier, Election Front-Runner, Is Deposed in a Coup |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/14/world/africa/guinea-bissau-coup-removes-presidential-front-runner.html |date=13 April 2012 |access-date=23 August 2017 |archive-date=7 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507222720/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/14/world/africa/guinea-bissau-coup-removes-presidential-front-runner.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2013 Egyptian coup d'état|Egyptian coup d'état]]
| 3 July 2013
| {{flag|Egypt}}
|<ref>{{cite news |first=David D. |last=Kirkpatrick |title=Army Ousts Egypt's President; Morsi Is Taken into Military Custody |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/04/world/middleeast/egypt.html |date=4 July 2013 |author-link=David D. Kirkpatrick |access-date=23 August 2017 |archive-date=4 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704010457/http://www.nytimes.com//2013//07//04//world//middleeast//egypt.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2014 Thai coup d'état|Thai coup d'état]]
| 22 May 2014
| {{flag|Thailand}}
|<ref>{{cite news |first=Thomas |last=Fuller |title=Thailand's Military Stages Coup, Thwarting Populist Movement |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/world/asia/thailand-military-coup.html |date=22 May 2014 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=12 June 2017 |archive-date=10 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510070451/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/world/asia/thailand-military-coup.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Houthi takeover in Yemen|Yemeni coup d'état]]
| 21 September 2014
| {{flag|Yemen}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://yemenobserver.com/front-page/1208-houthis-start-three-day-conference-in-capital.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150216083216/http://yemenobserver.com/front-page/1208-houthis-start-three-day-conference-in-capital.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 February 2015 |author=Saif Saleh Al-Oliby |title=Houthis Start Three Day Conference in Capital |date=1 February 2015 |website=Yemen Observer |access-date=15 February 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt|Turkish coup d'état attempt]]
| 15 July 2016
| {{flag|Turkey}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/23/world/middleeast/failed-turkish-coup-accelerated-a-purge-years-in-the-making.html |first1=Ben |last1=Hubbard |first2=Tim |last2=Argano |first3=Ceylan |last3=Yeginsu |title=Failed Turkish Coup Accelerated a Purge Years in the Making |newspaper=The New York Times |date=22 July 2016 |access-date=30 August 2017 |archive-date=25 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525010248/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/23/world/middleeast/failed-turkish-coup-accelerated-a-purge-years-in-the-making.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état|Zimbabwean coup d'état]]
| 14 November 2017
| {{flag|Zimbabwe}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42071488 |title=Zimbabwe's President Mugabe resigns |date=21 November 2017 |work=BBC News |access-date=23 January 2019 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506045027/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42071488 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2019 Gabonese coup d'état attempt|Gabon coup d'état attempt]]
| 7 January 2019
| {{flag|Gabon}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/gabon-coup-detat-president-ali-bongo-military-opposition-a4032231.html |first=Tom |last=Herbert |title=Gabon coup d'etat explained: Why is President Ali Bongo facing military opposition? |date=7 January 2019 |access-date=19 February 2019 |archive-date=13 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413235525/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/gabon-coup-detat-president-ali-bongo-military-opposition-a4032231.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2019 Sudanese coup d'état|Sudanese coup d'état]]
| 11 April 2019
| {{flag|Sudan}}
|<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47891470 |title=Sudan military coup topples Bashir |work=BBC News |date=11 April 2019 |access-date=12 April 2019 |archive-date=22 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522191935/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47891470 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2019 Amhara Region coup d'état attempt|Amhara coup d'état attempt]]
| 22 June 2019
| {{flag|Ethiopia}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Ethiopia army chief shot dead in 'coup bid' attacks |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48734572 |work=[[BBC World News]] |date=23 June 2019 |access-date=23 June 2019 |quote=Gen Asaminew openly advised the Amhara people this month to arm themselves, in a video spread on Facebook and seen by a Reuters reporter. |archive-date=23 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223173233/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48734572 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

The following tables of events is listed by the region and by chronological order. The prominent political events include, but are not limited to: