1972 Republic of the Congo coup attempt
Attempted coup against President Marien Ngouabi
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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]
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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]
