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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 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.
The Saint-Sylvestre coup d'état [a] was a coup d'état staged by Jean-Bédel Bokassa, commander-in-chief of the Central African Republic (CAR) army, and his officers against the government of President David Dacko on 31 December 1965 and 1 January 1966. Dacko, Bokassa's cousin, took over the country in 1960, and Bokassa, an officer in the ...
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.
The August 2020 coup in the troubled West African nation was set off by public anger with corrupt rulers backed by former colonial power France, a spreading jihadist insurgency and economic hardship.
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 ...
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 ...