1972 Republic of the Congo coup attempt

Attempted coup against President Marien Ngouabi 1972 People's Republic of the Congo coup d'état attempt 200px the Cold War File:Location Republic of the Congo AU Africa.svg February 22, 1972 People's Republic of the Congo Coup fails Marien Ngouabi remains in power People's Republic of the Congo People's Republic of the Congo Supported by:North KoreaSoviet UnionCubaDDR East Germany Pro-Ange Diawara faction On February 22, 1972 a radical-left faction of the ruling PCT attempted a coup against Congolese president Marien Ngouabi. Lentz Harris M. Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 Routledge 2013 978-1-884964-44-2 193 3rd The coup was led by Ange Diawara, along with other Politburo members including Claude-Ernest Ndalla and Jean-Baptiste Ikoko.Eboko Marc 2021 L'histoire du Parti Congolais du Travail Brazzaville Éditions Congo-Brazzaville Information Introduction 9798498387871 Joachim Yhombi-Opango was instrumental in ending the coup. Lentz Harris M. Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 Routledge 2013 978-1-884964-44-2 193 3rd The musician Franklin Boukaka was killed in the coup, as was former Minister Élie Théophile Itsihou.Mfumu Franklin Boukaka http://adiac-congo.com/content/franklin-boukaka-28718 23 October 2020 adiac-congo.com fr-FR 5 March 2015 After more than a year of evading capture, Clark John Frank Samuel Decalo Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo Scarecrow Press 2012 978-0-8108-4919-8 122 Fourth Diawara was captured in Kinshasa. He was extradited by the Zairian authorities in April 1973 and executed along with other conspirators shortly afterwards.Picard Maurin 2023 Borrel Thomas Boukari-Yabara Amzat Collombat Benoît Deltombe Thomas Une histoire de la Françafrique: L'empire qui ne veut pas mourir Seuil 535 Mobutu, allié stratégique de la France au coeur de l'Afrique 9782757897751 The bodies of Diawara and Ikoko were publicly exhibited in the Stade de la Révolution.Kissita Achille 2021 Comprendre l'histoire politique du Congo-Brazzaville, 1958-2020 Paris and Brazzaville La Loupe and Paari 232 9782842201135 References Coup Republic of the Congo Category:1970s coups d'état Category:February 1972 in Africa Category:Attempted coups d'état in the Republic of the Congo