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2001 Central African Republic coup d'état attempt
Date 27–28 May – mid–June, 2001 Location Bangui Result Coup fails Military is divided between pro-Patassé and pro-Bozizé factions Loyalists kill hundreds of ethnic Yakomas in Bangui 50,000 residents flee Bangui
Belligerents
Government of Central African Republic 100 Libyan troops Chadian troops Congolese rebels	Army faction
Commanders and leaders
Ange-Felix Patasse Abel Abrou † Francois N'Djadder Bedaya  †	Francois Bozize
Casualties and losses
At least 59 killed in initial coup attempt. Around 300 Yakoma civilians murdered following coup

On the night of 27–28 May 2001 a coup attempt was carried out by commandos of the Central African Armed Forces who attempted to overthrow Ange-Félix Patassé. The coup attempt failed, but violence continued in the capital over the following days.

The coup was sponsored by André Kolingba and had the effect of dividing the country's armed forces into two opposing camps: one that supported Patassé and the other that supported François Bozizé. While the coup failed, the Central African chief of staff Abel Abrou and general Francois N'Djadder Bedaya were killed.

See also

• Central African Republic Bush War
• Central African Republic Civil War

References

1. International Crisis Group. "Central African Republic: Anatomy of a Phantom State" (PDF). CrisisGroup.org. International Crisis Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
2. BBC (20 April 2011). "Central African Republic profile - Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
3. BBC (20 April 2011). "Central African Republic profile - Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
4. International Crisis Group. "Central African Republic: Anatomy of a Phantom State" (PDF). CrisisGroup.org. International Crisis Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
5. BBC (20 April 2011). "Central African Republic profile - Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
6. International Crisis Group. "Central African Republic: Anatomy of a Phantom State" (PDF). CrisisGroup.org. International Crisis Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
7. International Crisis Group. "Central African Republic: Anatomy of a Phantom State" (PDF). CrisisGroup.org. International Crisis Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
8. "Colonialism, Coups and Conflict: Understanding Today's Violence in the Central African Republic". 2 February 2015.
9. Compilation of the information available in the Global IDP Database of the Norwegian Refugee Council. Norwegian Refugee Council/Global IDP Project. 2005.

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