2001 Ivorian coup attempt

2001 Ivorian coup attempt Cote d Ivoire in its region.svg 300px 7–8 January 2001 Ivory Coast Failure of the coup attempt Ivory Coast Armed Forces of the Republic of Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Dissenting faction of the armed forces Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo Ivory Coast Ibrahim Coulibaly The 2001 Ivorian coup attempt was a failed coup d'état in the Ivory Coast by dissident factions of the Ivorian military trying to topple Laurent Gbagbo's government. The coup attempt began on the night of January 7 when rebel forces staged attacks on state broadcast facilities and the presidential residence in Abidjan, 9 January 2001 Coup Failed In Ivory Coast, Officials Say https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/09/world/coup-failed-in-ivory-coast-officials-say.html 2024-05-18 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331CNNfyi.com - Ivory Coast coup attempt thwarted - January 8, 2001 https://edition.cnn.com/2001/fyi/news/01/08/ivory.coast/ 2024-05-18 CNN airing out the message "Dear compatriots, dear Ivorians. The country has undergone another change." after successfully seizing the broadcasting stations.McGreal Chris 2001-01-09 Ivory Coast rounds up coup suspects https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/jan/09/chrismcgreal 2024-05-18 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 The following clashes between government forces and the dissident soldiers caused at least six deaths, including two policemen. The rebel forces were routed and driven away from state radio stations in the city. In the retaken radio stations, government ministers issued a broadcast reassuring the country that the coup attempt had been foiled. A three-day long curfew was imposed following the attempted coup and Felix Houphouet Boigny airport was also closed momentarily.Coup attempt fails, airport closed https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2001/01/08/coup-attempt-fails-airport-closed The New Humanitarian In the end, government forces had arrested forty soldiers involved in the coup attempt and detained them. The coup attempt, led by Ibrahim Coulibaly (IB), came to be known as the Black Mercedes Plot, named after the command vehicle IB used.par 2021-01-08 "Complot de la mercedes noire", revivez le 1er coup d'état qui a failli renverser Gbagbo en 2001 https://connectionivoirienne.net/2021/01/08/complot-de-la-mercedes-noire-revivez-le-1er-coup-detat-qui-a-failli-renverser-gbagbo-en-2001/ 2024-05-18 Connectionivoirienne fr-FR The government implicated the supporters of Alassane Ouattara, who was disqualified from participating in the 2000 Ivorian Presidential Election, of being behind the coup attempt, suggesting potential motives could be grievance over his exclusion from the elections due to contested claims of foreign birth. The party spokesman for Quattara's party Rally of the Republicans denied such involvement, saying "We have understood the insinuation, I think they could take advantage of a situation like this to settle their score with us."2024-01-16 Ivory Coast Security Forces Defeat Coup Attempt https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2001/01/09/ivory-coast-security-forces-defeat-coup-attempt/e3a783ec-b6bc-4aba-91a6-d87785ba9d23/ 2024-05-18 Washington Post en-US 0190-8286 References Category:Coups d'état in Ivory Coast Ivorian Coup Attempt, 2001 Category:2001 conflicts Category:2000s coups d'état Category:January 2001 in Africa