Soon after the first election, which CUP won easily, there was a counter coup by the more conservative military officers.

After the junta seized power, they successfully repelled a counter coup on 30 April by loyalists from the red berets elite units.

Then, a counter coup had challenged the unity of Nigeria.

In April 1968, a group of noncommissioned officers staged a counter coup in an attempt to restore the democratic process to Sierra Leone.

General Elbagir, Nimeiry's deputy, led a counter coup that brought Nimeiry back within few hours.

Mosharraf himself was killed in a counter coup four days later on November 7, which installed Major General Ziaur Rahman in power.

Alwan's aborted counter coup was a significant episode leading to the break between the governments of Egypt and Syria.

This caused the Spanish elite to instigate its own counter coup and executed Las Casas[1].

On April 2 a counter coup released them, and Azm became Prime Minister again under Kudsi.

The English Envoy, Lord Ponsonby, then recommended that the Orangists cancel their counter coup.