1996 Guinean coup attempt

1996 Guinean coup attempt Guinee carte.png 300px February 2 - February 3 Conakry, Guinea Failed coup attempt; government retains control Guinea Republic of Guinea Armed Forces Guinea Dissenting faction of the armed forces Guinea Lansana Conte Guinea Gbago Zoumanigul Guinea Lt. Lamine Diarra Unknown 2000 soldiers 20-40 deaths The 1996 Guinean coup attempt was a failed coup d'état in Guinea by dissident elements within the Guinean military against the Lansana Conté government. Originally a mutiny over a pay dispute, where around 2,000 soldiers demanded higher pay and better benefits, it then escalated into an attempted military overthrow which nearly toppled the government.Guinea Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1996 https://1997-2001.state.gov/global/human_rights/1996_hrp_report/guinea.html By February 3, an agreement had been reached and state radio instructed soldiers to return to their units.February 3, 1996 COUP APPARENTLY HALTED IN CAPITAL OF GUINEA https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/02/04/coup-apparently-halted-in-capital-of-guinea/1e824062-334e-41cc-bc25-5883176a9c05/ 1996-02-04 World News Briefs;Mutiny in Guinea Reportedly Resolved https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/04/world/world-news-briefs-mutiny-in-guinea-reportedly-resolved.html 2024-05-25 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 The coup attempt reportedly began in the early hours of February 2 in the nation's capital - Conakry. During the twelve-hour-long clashes against the government forces, 1996-02-04 MUTINOUS SOLDIERS IN GUINEA CALLED FOR PEACE TALKS https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/02/04/mutinous-soldiers-in-guinea-called-for-peace-talks/ 2024-05-25 Chicago Tribune en-US the rebels seized control of the capital's deserted city center and continuously shelled the presidential palace, which started a fire. The bloody clashes resulted in as many as forty deaths, mostly civilians. Rebel forces also captured President Conté,Guinea's history of strongman rule https://www.reuters.com/article/us-guinea-conte-events-sb-idUSTRE4BM2SL20081223/ yet he was later freed after promising to raise soldiers' salaries.2009-10-27 Military Group Claims to Have Taken Power in Guinea https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2008-12-23-voa28-66737247/561750.html 2024-05-25 Voice of America en In the aftermath of the failed coup, around a hundred military personnel were arrested: forty were later released due to insufficient evidence while fifty-seven still remained in detention as of January 1998.UNHCR Web Archive https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20230529095357/https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac5a8.html 2024-05-25 webarchive.archive.unhcr.org Commander Gbago Zoumanigul, a key figure in instigating the coup, fled the country to Libya, while another important leader - Lieutenant Lamine Diarra - was handed over to government authorities after trying to seek refuge in the Malian embassy of the capital. Several top army officials implicated still remained at large, including Colonel Ibrahima Sory Diallo, Colonel Abdouramane Kaba, Sama Panival Bangoura, Mohammad Lamine Traore, and Oumah Soumah. References Category:1996 in Guinea Category:1990s coups d'état Category:Attempted coups d'état in Guinea