The first military coup détat in West Africa was staged in

The first military coup d'état in West Africa was staged in Togo. A coup d'état is a sudden and illegal overthrow of a government, usually by a group of military officials. In Togo, the coup was led by a group of young army officers in 1963, who overthrew the country's first president, Sylvanus Olympio. This event marked the first military coup in West Africa and set a precedent for similar coups in the region in the following decades. While coups and military interventions have occurred in other West African countries such as Niger, Nigeria, and The Gambia, Togo was the first country in the region to experience a military coup d'état.