1972 Republic of the Congo coup d'état attempt

Date

February 22, 1972

Location

Republic of the Congo

Result

Coup fails

Marien Ngouabi remains in power

Belligerents

Government of Republic of the Congo

Pro-Ange Diawara faction

On February 22, 1972 a faction loyal to Ange Diawara attempted a coup against President Marien Ngouabi.^[1] Joachim Yhombi-Opango was instrumental in ending the coup.^[1] After more than a year of evading capture Diawara was ambushed and killed by forces loyal to Ngouabi.^[2]

References

1 2 Lentz, Harris M. (2013). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 (3rd Edition). Routledge. p. 193. ISBN 1-884964-44-3.
↑ Clark, John Frank; Samuel Decalo (2012). Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo (Fourth Edition). Scarecrow Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-8108-4919-8.

African coups d'état, self-coups and attempted coups since 1960

1960s	Republic of the Congo (1960) Ethiopia (1960) French Algeria (1961) Senegal (1962) Togo (1963) Gabon (1964) Zanzibar (1964) Algeria (1965) Burundi (1965) Democratic Republic of the Congo (1965) Central African Republic (1965–1966) Burundi (July 1966) Burundi (November 1966) Ghana (1966) Upper Volta (1966) Nigeria (January 1966) Nigeria (July 1966) Republic of the Congo (1966) Ghana (1967) Togo (1967) Mali (1968) Republic of the Congo (1968) Sudan (1969) Libya (1969) Somalia (1969)

1970s	Lesotho (1970) Uganda (1971) Morocco (1971) Sudan (1971) Ghana (1972) Morocco (1972) Republic of the Congo (1972) Rwanda (1973) Niger (1974) Comoros (1975) Nigeria (1975) Chad (1975) Burundi (1976) Nigeria (1976) Republic of the Congo (1977) Seychelles (1977) Sudan (1977) Central African Republic (1979) Ghana (1979) Equatorial Guinea (1979)

1980s	Liberia (1980) Guinea-Bissau (1980) Upper Volta (1980) Central African Republic (1981) Gambia (1981) Ghana (1981) Seychelles (1981) Central African Republic (1982) Kenya (1982) Upper Volta (1982) Upper Volta (1983) Upper Volta (1983) Nigeria (1983) Mauritania (1984) Cameroon (1984) Guinea (1984) Uganda (1985) Nigeria (1985) Sudan (1985) Lesotho (1986) Burkina Faso (1987) Burundi (1987) Republic of the Congo (1987) Tunisia (1987) Sudan (1989) Burkina Faso (1989) Ethiopia (1989)

1990s	Nigeria (1990) Zambia (1990) Mali (1991) Lesotho (1991) Sierra Leone (1992) Algeria (1992) Burundi (1993) Nigeria (1993) The Gambia (1994) Lesotho (1994) Burundi (1996) Niger (1996) Zambia (1997) Lesotho (1998) Republic of the Congo (1998) Niger (1999) Côte d'Ivoire (1999)

2000s	Burundi (2001) Central African Republic (2001) Central African Republic (2003) São Tomé and Príncipe (2003) Burkina Faso (2003) Chad (2004) Equatorial Guinea (2004) Mauritania (2005) Chad (2006) Madagascar (2006) Guinea (2008) Mauritania (2008) Madagascar (2009)

2010s	Niger (2010) Guinea-Bissau (2010) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2011) Niger (2011) Guinea-Bissau (2011) Mali (2012) Guinea-Bissau (2012) Egypt (2013) Libya (2013) Central African Republic (2012–13) South Sudan (2013) Libya (2014) Lesotho (2014) The Gambia (2014) Burundi (2015) Burkina Faso (2015)

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