1986 Togolese coup attempt

1986 coup attempt in Togo 1986 Togolese coup d'état attempt File:Location Togo AU Africa.svg 23 September 1986 Lomé, Togo 6 7 55 N 1 13 22 E region:TG inline,title Togo yes 200px Green pog.svg 10 Nexus of coup attempt in Lomé (marked green), Togo Coup attempt fails. Gnassingbé Eyadéma remains in power. Togo Armed dissidentsSupported by:Ghana Ghana Togo GovernmentSupported by:France France Gnassingbé Eyadéma 70 7 killed, 19 captured 13–14 people killed. The 1986 Togolese coup d'état attempt was a coup attempt that occurred in the West African country of Togo on 23 September 1986. Coups in Togo https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/togo.htm globalsecurity.org 2019-03-17The New York Times FRANCE SENDING FORCES TO TOGO IN WAKE OF ATTACK https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/26/world/france-sending-forces-to-togo-in-wake-of-attack.html September 26, 1986 March 17, 2019The Los Angeles Times Togo Officials Report Crushing Well-Armed Coup Attempt; 13 Die https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-09-25-mn-10081-story.html September 25, 1986 March 17, 2019UPI Archives Curfew in Togolese capital following coup attempt https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/09/24/Curfew-in-Togolese-capital-following-coup-attempt/9366527918400/ September 24, 1986 March 17, 2019 The coup attempt consisted of a group of some 70 armed dissidents crossed into capital Lomé from Ghana in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the government of President General Gnassingbé Eyadéma. The coup attempt According to radio reports, at about 20:00 UTC, the rebels entered Lomé (located on the border with Ghana) in about 30–40 trucks. They headed straight for a military camp in where Eyadéma resided, and opened fire with automatic weapons and rocket launchers. The rebels also attacked the radio station and the governing RPT party headquarters. A radio report said the rebel attack was repulsed by a counterattack led by Eyadema himself. The crushing of the coup attempt involved Togolese Armed Forces troops and warplanes. At least 14 or 13 people were killed in an all-night street battle, and 19 of the rebels were captured. 6 civilians also were killed, state-run radio reported. The West German Foreign Ministry officials said in Bonn that their citizen, a businessman, was killed in the fighting. They described the battle as an apparent bid to topple the government. Aftermath The Ghana–Togo border was closed. People were ordered off the streets, and an indefinite curfew was imposed on Lomé. Following the request of Eyadéma for military help of France, the French Defence Ministry said on 26 September that it was sending warplanes and troops to Togo. The ministry said the troops were being sent in line with a 1963 agreement with Togo. Eyadéma was re-elected unopposed at the 21 December 1986 presidential election,Elections in Togo https://web.archive.org/web/20130306032004/http://africanelections.tripod.com/tg.html 2013-03-06 African Elections Database and continued to rule the country until his death on 5 February 2005.The New York Times Gnassingbé Eyadéma, 69, Togo Ruler, Dies https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/07/international/africa/07eyadema.html February 7, 2005 March 10, 2019BBC Togolese president Eyadema dies http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4239983.stm February 6, 2005 March 10, 2019Wurster 2005 1566Kuranga 2012 74 References Notes 30em Bibliography Kuranga David Oladipupo The Power of Interdependence: Lessons from Africa https://books.google.com/books?id=iRPIAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA74 2012 Palgrave Macmillan 978-1-137-01993-6 Wurster Patrick F.A. 2005 Togo: Eyadema, Gnassingbe, Life and Era of President of Togo Encyclopedia of African History Kevin Shillington 1566–1568 Taylor & Francis Group 1135456704 Category:Coups d'état in Togo Togo coup attempt Coup attempt Category:September 1986 in Africa Category:1980s coups d'état Category:Attempted coups d'état in Africa