On October 27, 1948, he led a successful military coup against the government and took over as president.

The former general, who led a military coup last year, had not run in the March 22 parliamentary elections.

Alvoranza somebody led a successful coup against the new democratic government.

On Jan. 1, 1958, air force officers tried to lead an attempted coup.

He was a military officer who helped lead a military coup in 1961.

He led a failed coup in 1992, and then won election in 1998.

It called for a violent coup led by about 20 Panamanian officers.

Eventually they persuade the Child to lead a coup.

The opposition has so far led a failed coup in April 2002 and four national strikes, which have devastated the economy.

Their strategy at this time was to persuade the senior field commanders to lead a coup against Hitler.