Petrosene 7th Coup

The Petrosene 7th Coup (: Ⲁⲓⲛϧⲓⲗⲁⲃ Ⲃⲓⲧⲣⲩϣⲓⲛ Ⲁⲗϣⲁⲁⲃⲓⲉ) was a military in Qiladan that deposed Sultan Ibrahim Qadin. Perpetrated by a group of military officers led by Zahir Almajara, the army took power following the ousting of Qadin and declared that Almajara was the legitimate heir to the imperial house, which Qadin eventually backed after alleged bribery and intimidation.

The military, prior to the coup, had felt that the Qiladan government was doing nothing to curb the spread of, which they saw as a threat to the monarchy. The stagnant economy and the missteps of the navy during the Poppy Revolutions made the government seem weak to many, and calls for a stronger response were growing ever louder by politicians, notably right-wing groups such as the White River Association. Additionally, the sultan-appointed prime minister, Omar el Badrawy, took a liberal approach to Qiladan's international diplomacy, which also fueled resentment for the current administration. By 1947, then commander-in-chief of the army, Zahir Almajara, and many other top ranking officials such as Abbas Tatwij and Attarik Ghoneim were forming a covert association in the supreme council, calling for the overthrow of Ibrahim Qadin and his cabinet. Following the military occupation of strategic points across the country on Petrosene 7th, el Badrawy declared a state of emergency and ordered the military to immediately stand down. The supreme council refused. el Badrawy then attempted to mobilize local police within Talun to counteract what he saw as a "mutiny", however the military had cut his phone line, and the police were not informed about what was happening.

After failing to muster up a resistance, el Badrawy and his staff fled the city by midnight, allowing troops to enter the White Palace unopposed by the next day. A provisional government was briefly declared by the Imperial Assembly, but was terminated by the supreme council. On Petrosene 9th, Almajara arrived to the palace himself to announce the end of Ibrahim Qadin's position as the sultan. Qadin himself refused to acknowledge this claim at first, and went into hiding the following day after military guards found him and his family missing from their residence. 4 weeks later on Winjasene 11th, Qadin was found in Eadasabie and forced to relinquish his position.