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2001 Central African Republic coup attempt

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2001 Central African Republic coup d'état attempt
Date27–28 May – mid–June, 2001
Location
Bangui
Result

Coup fails

Belligerents
Central African Republic Government of Central African Republic
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 100 Libyan troops[1]
Chad Chadian troops[2]
Congolese rebels[3]		 Army faction
Commanders and leaders
Ange-Felix Patasse
Abel Abrou †
Francois N'Djadder Bedaya  †		 Francois Bozize
Casualties and losses
At least 59 killed in initial coup attempt.[5]
Around 300 Yakoma civilians murdered following coup[6]

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 Ange-Félix Patassé. The coup attempt failed, but violence continued in the capital over the following days.[7]

The coup was sponsored by André Kolingba and had the effect of dividing the country's armed forces into two opposing camps: one that supported Patassé and the other that supported François Bozizé.[8] While the coup failed, the Central African chief of staff Abel Abrou and general Francois N'Djadder Bedaya were killed.[9]

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References

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  1. ^ International Crisis Group. "Central African Republic: Anatomy of a Phantom State" (PDF). CrisisGroup.org. International Crisis Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  2. ^ BBC (20 April 2011). "Central African Republic profile - Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  3. ^ BBC (20 April 2011). "Central African Republic profile - Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  4. ^ International Crisis Group. "Central African Republic: Anatomy of a Phantom State" (PDF). CrisisGroup.org. International Crisis Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  5. ^ BBC (20 April 2011). "Central African Republic profile - Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  6. ^ International Crisis Group. "Central African Republic: Anatomy of a Phantom State" (PDF). CrisisGroup.org. International Crisis Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  7. ^ International Crisis Group. "Central African Republic: Anatomy of a Phantom State" (PDF). CrisisGroup.org. International Crisis Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Colonialism, Coups and Conflict: Understanding Today's Violence in the Central African Republic". 2 February 2015.
  9. ^ Compilation of the information available in the Global IDP Database of the Norwegian Refugee Council. Norwegian Refugee Council/Global IDP Project. 2005.


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