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The coup attempt was foiled quickly by the security forces. The orchestrator of the coup was Christian Malanga , a Congolese native who lived in the United States as a political asylee. Malanga founded a US-registered party, the United Congolese Party , in 2010, Then in 2017, in Belgium, he proclaimed himself head of the New Zaire Government in ...
For 10 days in June and July, 1966 an attempted coup took place in the Republic of the Congo. [1] The coup was sparked following the demotion of Marien Ngouabi (the future President) who was accused of insubordination.
The 2004 Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) coup attempt was a foiled coup d'état against the UN-backed Transitional Government, led by renegade members of the presidential guard, including Major Eric Lenge. [1]
Pages in category "Attempted coups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
On February 8, 2022, Félix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, reported a coup d'état.The reports of a coup emerged when Tshisekedi was attending the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, of which he is the chairperson.
6 August – President Félix Tshisekedi accuses former President Joseph Kabila of backing the Alliance Fleuve Congo, a U.S-sanctioned coalition of rebel groups whose main member is the M23. [34] 8 August – A military court sentences Alliance Fleuve Congo leader Corneille Nangaa to death in absentia after convicting him on war crimes charges ...
The coup was sponsored by the CIA, and would receive continued support by the CIA, including an October 27 decision by the 5412 group to release an additional $250,000 to support Mobutu. [47] The coup resulted in Lumumba being placed under de facto house arrest, protected by UN forces.
The 2011 Democratic Republic of the Congo coup d'état attempt was an alleged coup attempt against President Joseph Kabila on February 27, 2011. Events