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Added on the 21/10/2022 15:06:19 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
People line the streets of Gabon's capital Libreville waiting for the military parade marking the first anniversary of the 30 August 2023 coup that ended 55 years of the Bongo family rule. IMAGES
Streets in Myanmar's commercial hub Yangon are quieter than usual, with a heavy military presence in parts of the city where soldiers stand guard at checkpoints and patrol in trucks, as the nation marks the third anniversary of a 2021 coup d'etat. Opponents of the military have called for people to stay indoors in a "silent strike" against the coup. IMAGES
Chilean President Gabriel Boric marches in the capital Santiago to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet against socialist President Salvador Allende. IMAGES
Sudanese take part in a demonstration in Khartoum marking a key civilian rule anniversary, in the decades-old struggle against the military. IMAGES
Protestors gather outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok on the second anniversary of the coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi's government. Western powers launched a fresh broadside of sanctions against the Myanmar generals on the anniversary, but previous rounds have shown little sign of throwing the junta off course. IMAGES