1972 Republic of the Congo coup attempt

1972 People's Republic of the Congo coup d'état attempt
	Part of the Cold War
Date	February 22, 1972
Location	People's Republic of the Congo
Result	Coup fails; Marien Ngouabi remains in power;
Belligerents
People's Republic of the Congo People's Republic of the Congo; Supported by:; North Korea; Soviet Union; Cuba; East Germany	Pro-Ange Diawara faction

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Attempted coup against President Marien Ngouabi

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

^ ^a ^b Lentz, Harris M. (2013). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 (3rd ed.). Routledge. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-884964-44-2.
^ Eboko, Marc (2021). "Introduction". L'histoire du Parti Congolais du Travail. Brazzaville: Éditions Congo-Brazzaville Information. ISBN 9798498387871.
^ Mfumu (5 March 2015). "Franklin Boukaka". adiac-congo.com (in French). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ Clark, John Frank; Samuel Decalo (2012). Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo (Fourth ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-8108-4919-8.
^ 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.
^ Kissita, Achille (2021). Comprendre l'histoire politique du Congo-Brazzaville, 1958-2020. Paris and Brazzaville: La Loupe and Paari. p. 232. ISBN 9782842201135.

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[Lentz-1] Lentz, Harris M. (2013). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 (3rd ed.). Routledge. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-884964-44-2.

[2] Eboko, Marc (2021). "Introduction". L'histoire du Parti Congolais du Travail. Brazzaville: Éditions Congo-Brazzaville Information. ISBN 9798498387871.

[Mfumu-3] Mfumu (5 March 2015). "Franklin Boukaka". adiac-congo.com (in French). Retrieved 23 October 2020.

[Historical_Dictionary_of_Republic_of_the_Congo-4] Clark, John Frank; Samuel Decalo (2012). Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo (Fourth ed.). 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.

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