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2001 Central African Republic coup d'état attempt

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2001 Central African Republic coup d'état attempt
Location Central African Republic AU Africa
Date27–28 May- mid-June, 2001
LocationBangui
Result

Coup fails

  • Military is divided between pro-Patassé and pro-Bozizé factions
  • Loyalists kill hundreds of ethnic Yakomas in Bangui
  • 50,000 residents flee Bangui[4]
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
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 commando forces of the military of Central African Republic 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 Ange-Félix Patassé and the other that supported François Bozizé.[8]

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References[]

  1. ↑ International Crisis Group. "Central African Republic: Anatomy of a Phantom State". International Crisis Group. http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/africa/central-africa/central-african-republic/Central%20African%20Republic%20Anatomy%20of%20a%20Phantom%20State.pdf. Retrieved 24 July 2014. 
  2. ↑ BBC. "Central African Republic profile - Timeline". BBC. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13150044. Retrieved 26 July 2015. 
  3. ↑ BBC. "Central African Republic profile - Timeline". BBC. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13150044. Retrieved 26 July 2015. 
  4. ↑ International Crisis Group. "Central African Republic: Anatomy of a Phantom State". International Crisis Group. http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/africa/central-africa/central-african-republic/Central%20African%20Republic%20Anatomy%20of%20a%20Phantom%20State.pdf. Retrieved 24 July 2014. 
  5. ↑ BBC. "Central African Republic profile - Timeline". BBC. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13150044. Retrieved 26 July 2015. 
  6. ↑ International Crisis Group. "Central African Republic: Anatomy of a Phantom State". International Crisis Group. http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/africa/central-africa/central-african-republic/Central%20African%20Republic%20Anatomy%20of%20a%20Phantom%20State.pdf. Retrieved 24 July 2014. 
  7. ↑ International Crisis Group. "Central African Republic: Anatomy of a Phantom State". International Crisis Group. http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/africa/central-africa/central-african-republic/Central%20African%20Republic%20Anatomy%20of%20a%20Phantom%20State.pdf. Retrieved 24 July 2014. 
  8. ↑ http://www.occupy.com/article/colonialism-coups-and-conflict-understanding-todays-violence-central-african-republic
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