Military Coups of the 21st century. We cover in this section news articles and special reports covering military coups since 2000. A military coups or coup d'état generally implies the overthrowing of a government through the use, directly or indirectly, of military power. Africa has been the main protagonist of the trend since the post-independence wars of the 1960s. This is a work in progress directory and, assisted with your ever valuable feedback, we will see ho better to develop this resource.