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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 ...
This is a list of coups d'état and coup attempts by country, listed in chronological order. A coup is an attempt to illegally overthrow a country's government. Scholars generally consider a coup successful when the usurpers are able to maintain control of the government for at least seven days.
2015 Burkina Faso coup attempt: 17 September 2015: Attempt Burkina Faso: Gen. Gilbert Diendéré: President Michel Kafando: Coup fails and the Regiment of Presidential Security is dissolved. [36] [37] [38] 2015 Central African Republic coup d'état attempt: 26 September – 3 October 2015: Attempt Central African Republic: Eugene Ngaïkosset ...
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 ...
After a long trial by the Central African criminal court against 680 defendants, Kolingba (who had fled to Uganda) and 21 of his associates, including 3 of his sons, were handed a death sentence in October 2002. [8] [3]: 7 Central African defense minister Jean-Jacques Démafouth was also arrested in connection to the coup. However, Démafouth ...
The Central African Republic is also estimated to be the unhealthiest country [15] as well as the worst country in which to be young. [16] The Central African Republic is a member of the United Nations, the African Union, the Economic Community of Central African States, the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie and the Non-Aligned ...
In 1991, DGSE head Pierre Marion admitted that the French military advisor Jean-Claude Mantion had played a role in the coup; [2] Mantion had been stationed in the Central African Republic to serve as head of the Presidential Guard shortly before the coup took place, and retained this powerful position throughout the Kolingba regime. [5] [6]