1981 Central African Republic coup d'état
1981 Central African Republic coup d'état | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
Central African Government Armed Forces loyalists |
Supported by: France [citation needed] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
David Dacko | André Kolingba |
|
---|
On 1 September 1981, General
Libya.[1] The day after the coup a "Military Committee for National Recovery" (French: Comite Militaire pour le Redressement National, CMRN) was established and was led by Kolingba. The CMRN then suspended the constitution and limited political party activity.[1]
Kolingba's military regime promised to hold election and get rid of corruption but over the next four years corruption increased and the CMRN repeatedly pushed back planned election
coup attempt.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 1575059525.