2001 Burundian coup d'état attempt

2001 Burundian coup d'état
Date	April 18, 2001
Location	Bujumbura
Result	Coup fails; Pierre Buyoya remains in power;
Belligerents
Government of Burundi	Army faction

On Wednesday 18 April 2001, a bloodless coup was attempted by members of the Burundian Armed Forces. The coup took place while the President, Pierre Buyoya, was in Gabon attending peace talks with the Hutu rebel group who had been fighting the government during the Burundian Civil War. The coup's leaders, a group of young army officers, briefly occupied the state-run radio station in Bujumbura but were quickly removed by forces loyal to the Buyoya.^[1]^[2]

References[]

↑ CNN, Burundi coup foiled, government says, April 18, 2001, Web posted at: 2:18 p.m. EDT (1818 GMT),http://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/04/18/burundi.unrest.02/
↑ BBC, Wednesday, 18 April 2001, 18:54 GMT 19:54 UK, Burundi coup attempt 'fails', http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1283882.stm

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[1] CNN, Burundi coup foiled, government says, April 18, 2001, Web posted at: 2:18 p.m. EDT (1818 GMT),http://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/04/18/burundi.unrest.02/

[2] BBC, Wednesday, 18 April 2001, 18:54 GMT 19:54 UK, Burundi coup attempt 'fails', http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1283882.stm

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