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1972 Republic of the Congo coup attempt

On February 22, 1972 a radical-left faction of the ruling PCT attempted a coup against Congolese president Marien Ngouabi.[1] The coup was led by Ange Diawara, along with other Politburo members including Claude-Ernest Ndalla and Jean-Baptiste Ikoko.[2] Joachim Yhombi-Opango was instrumental in ending the coup.[1] The musician Franklin Boukaka was killed in the coup, as was former Minister Élie Théophile Itsihou.[3]

After more than a year of evading capture,[4] Diawara was captured in Kinshasa. He was extradited by the Zairian authorities in April 1973 and executed along with other conspirators shortly afterwards.[5] The bodies of Diawara and Ikoko were publicly exhibited in the Stade de la Révolution.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Lentz, Harris M. (2013). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 (3rd Edition). Routledge. p. 193. ISBN 1-884964-44-3.
  2. ^ Eboko, Marc (2021). "Introduction". L'histoire du Parti Congolais du Travail. Brazzaville: Éditions Congo-Brazzaville Information. ISBN 9798498387871.
  3. ^ "Mfumu" (5 March 2015). "Franklin Boukaka". adiac-congo.com (in French). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Picard, Maurin (2023). "Mobutu, allié stratégique de la France au coeur de l'Afrique". In Borrel, Thomas; Boukari-Yabara, Amzat; Collombat, Benoît; Deltombe, Thomas (eds.). Une histoire de la Françafrique: L'empire qui ne veut pas mourir. Seuil. p. 535. ISBN 9782757897751.
  6. ^ Kissita, Achille (2021). Comprendre l’histoire politique du Congo-Brazzaville, 1958-2020. Paris and Brazzaville: La Loupe and Paari. p. 232. ISBN 9782842201135.