The African Union as a norm entrepreneur on military coups d’état in Africa (1952–2012): an empirical assessment

ABSTRACT Between 1952 and 2012, there were a total of 88 successful military coups in Africa. Of those, 63 occurred prior to 1990, and 10 cases since the adoption, by the defunct Organization of African Unity (OAU), of the Lomé Declaration in July 2000, banning military coups and adopting sanctions ... View More