On February 22, 1972 a faction loyal to
Ange Diawara
Ange Diawara (1941 – April 1973) was a politician and military figure from the Republic of the Congo.Rémy Bazenguissa-Ganga, ''Les voies du politique au Congo: essai de sociologie historique'' (1997), Karthala Editions, pages 145, 149, 193, ...
attempted a coup against President
Marien Ngouabi
Marien Ngouabi (or N'Gouabi) (December 31, 1938 – March 18, 1977) was the third President of the Republic of the Congo from January 1, 1969, to March 18, 1977.
Biography
Origins
Marien Ngouabi was born in 1938 at the village of Ombellé, Cu ...
.
Joachim Yhombi-Opango
Jacques Joachim Yhombi-Opango (12 January 1939 – 30 March 2020) was a Congolese politician. He was an army officer who became Congo-Brazzaville's first general and served as Head of State of the People's Republic of the Congo from 1977 to 197 ...
was instrumental in ending the coup.
The musician
Franklin Boukaka was killed in the coup, as was former Minister Élie Théophile Itsihou.
After more than a year of evading capture Diawara was ambushed and killed in April 1973 by forces loyal to Ngouabi.
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Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...
Military coups in the Republic of the Congo
1970s coups d'état and coup attempts
February 1972 events in Africa
Attempted coups d'état in the Republic of the Congo
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