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Estimates suggest up to 120 Chadian civilians were killed. [8] During and after the failed coup attempt, severe human rights abuses were reported by Amnesty International, including unlawful killings of unarmed civilians, indiscriminate beatings of hundreds, and widespread incidents of sexual violence committed by government forces and their ...
[4]: 164 According to Central African authorities, 59 people were killed during these clashes (25 military and 34 civilians). [ 5 ] On 30 May, General André Kolingba (who had led the country in the past after coming to power in the 1981 coup ) claimed responsibility for the attempted coup through Radio France Internationale and demanded that ...
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 ...
The Central African Republic Civil War is an ongoing civil war in the Central African Republic (CAR) involving the government, rebels from the Séléka coalition, and Anti-balaka militias. In the preceding Central African Republic Bush War (2004–2007), the government of President François Bozizé fought with rebels until a peace agreement in ...
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 ...
A Utah family whose son was implicated in a thwarted coup in Congo said they’re unsure if he's alive as they struggle to get U.S. officials to make contact with him and two other Americans two ...
The nine coups in West and Central Africa since 2020 followed a similar pattern, with coup leaders accusing governments of failing to provide security and good governance. Most of the coup-hit ...
A spokesperson for the Congo army said three Americans from Utah were detained following the foiled coup on May 19. 3 Americans accused of involvement in Congo coup attempt. Here's what we know ...