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The 2002 Central African Republic coup attempt was a failed military coup d'état in the Central African Republic (CAR) led by forces loyal to dismissed Army Chief of Staff Francois Bozizé, with the goal of overthrowing President Ange-Félix Patassé.
In 2001, a failed coup had taken place against the Patassé government. Officers including André Kolingba and possibly Bozizé had been involved in this coup attempt. [4] [5]: 10–11 After a long trial, the Central African criminal court handed a death sentence to Kolingba (then in exile in Uganda) and 21 other coup plotters in October 2002; [6] the charges against Bozizé had already been ...
On 3 March 1982, [1] opposition politician and leader of the MLPC party, Ange-Félix Patassé, returned from exile to the Central African Republic and staged an unsuccessful coup against General André Kolingba (who himself took power in the 1981 coup d'état) with the help of a few military officers, such as General François Bozizé, who accused Kolingba of treason and proclaimed the change ...
2020–21 Central African Republic coup d'état attempt: 17 December 2020 – 13 January 2021: Attempt: Central African Republic: Ex-president François Bozizé: President Faustin-Archange Touadéra: In December 2020 major rebel groups in Central African Republic led by former president François Bozizé formed Coalition of Patriots for Change.
On the night of 27–28 May 2001 a coup attempt was carried out by commandos of the Central African Armed Forces who attempted to overthrow incumbent president Ange-Félix Patassé. The coup attempt failed, but violence continued in the capital Bangui over the following days. [ 1 ]
1982 Bangladeshi coup d'état: General Hussain Muhammad Ershad led a military coup to depose the civilian government, led by President Abdus Sattar, and install Ershad into power. 1982 Central African Republic coup attempt; 1982 Kenyan coup attempt: An attempted military coup failed to overthrow the government of President Daniel arap Moi.
On May 19 at 4:30 a.m., 50 armed men — allegedly led by Christian Malanga, a self-exiled opponent of the Congolese government who once lived in Utah — staged the coup in Kinshasa, Congo’s ...
September 14–29, 1923: Staged in September 1923 by the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP) under Comintern pressure, this was an attempt to overthrow Alexander Tsankov's new government that had come to power with the June 9 coup d'état. Other than its communist base, the uprising was also supported by agrarians and anarchists.