1995 Qatari coup d'état

1995 Qatari coup d'état
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Date	27 June 1995
Location	Doha, Qatar25°17′12″N 51°32′0″E
Result	Coup attempt succeeds.; Emir Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani ousted from power.;
Commanders and leaders
Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani	Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Casualties and losses
	No casualties reported.

The 1995 Qatari coup d'état was a bloodless palace coup that took place in Qatar on 27 June 1995. The coup was carried out by then Crown Prince Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani who, with the support of the ruling Al Thani family, took control of the country while his father, Emir Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, was on a visit to Geneva, Switzerland. The coup came after a falling out between Hamad bin Khalifa and his father who, in early 1995, had tried regaining some of the authority he bestowed upon Hamad since 1992.

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