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Research shows over 200 attempts to overthrow African governments have taken place since the middle of the last century, but before an uptick in the past three years, they had become a rare occurrence.
After another apparent uprising, the ranking of São Tomé and Príncipe as a beacon of democracy in Africa is on shaky ground.
Coup allegations a bid to eliminate me, says Sao Tome opponent
, In the early hours of 25 November, heavy gunfire was heard in the military district in São Tomé when four men, Sãotomean veterans of apartheid South Africa's infamous Buffalo Battalion, assaulted the military barracks with the support of 12 soldiers within and a group outside the barracks waiting in a vehicle.
LIBREVILLE - Sao Tome on Thursday ordered an investigation into allegations that soldiers committed "cruel, degrading and inhumane acts" against detainees accused of seeking to mount a coup in the tiny African state.