2025 Azerbaijani coup plot

2025 Azerbaijani coup d'état attempt
Part of the Post-Soviet conflicts
DateJanuary 2025
Location
Result Coup failed
Belligerents

State Council of Azerbaijan

Supported by: Russia
Government of Azerbaijan
Commanders and leaders
Ramiz Mehdiyev Ilham Aliyev
Six people, including Mehdiyev, were detained

The 2025 Azerbaijani coup d'état attempt was a alleged coup d'état to overthrow the government of Azerbaijan, reportedly involving senior members of the Azerbaijani political establishment. The plan was allegedly led by Ramiz Mehdiyev, a longtime political figure who served as Head of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan from 1994 to 2019 and later as President of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.