A Comparative Study Of Past And Present Coups In Africa

Year 2024, , 1 - 15, 23.11.2024

Mahamane Moutari Aboubacar İssa , Ferruh Tuzcuoğlu

https://doi.org/10.58724/assam.1481705

Abstract

This study is a comparative study of past and present coups in Africa. The role of the military in protecting the country and the potential security risks it poses to their own governments are discussed. The study analyzes the roots of coups in sub-Saharan Africa from 1956 to 2023, examining factors such as political instability, economic hardship, and the impact of neopatrimonialism and neocolonialism. In addition, specific coups in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Sudan are examined and the circumstances and consequences of these events are analyzed in detail. The study concludes by emphasizing the need for governments to maintain the social contract with citizens and address economic and political challenges to curb the occurrence of military coups.

Keywords

Coups, Africa, Neocolonialism, Neopatrimonalism, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso

Afrika’da Geçmişten Günümüze Darbelerin Karşılaştırmalı İncelemesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, Afrika'da geçmişte gerçekleşmiş ve günümüzde de zaman zaman tekrar eden askeri darbeler karşılaştırmalı olarak ele alınmakta ve Afrika ordularının ülkelerini korumadaki rolü ve kendi hükümetleri için yarattığı potansiyel güvenlik riskleri tartışılmaktadır. Çalışma,1956'dan 2023'e kadar Sahra altı Afrika'daki darbelerin nedenlerini siyasi istikrarsızlık, ekonomik sıkıntı, neopatrimonyalizm ve yeni sömürgeciliğin etkisi gibi faktör çerçevesinde değerlendirirken, Mali, Nijer, Burkina Faso, Gine ve Sudan'daki darbeleri spesifik örnek olarak incelenmekte ve darbeye götüren koşullar ile darbelerin sonuçları ayrıntılı olarak masaya yatırılmaktadır. Çalışma, darbe olan ülkelerdeki hükümetlerin, ülkedeki sosyal mutabakatı sürdürmek ve askeri darbelerin oluşumunu engellemek için, ekonomik ve politik zorlukları ciddi bir şekilde ele almasına ihtiyaç olduğunu vurgulayarak sona ermektedir.

Keywords

Darbe, Afrika, Neopatrimonyalizm, Neokolonyalizm, Sahra altı Afrika.

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