Sergeants' Coup (Sierra Leone)
| Sergeants' Coup (Sierra Leone) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces |
National Reformation Council | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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John Amadu Bangura |
Andrew Juxon-Smith | ||||||
The Sergeants' Coup was a military
Background
In the general election of March 1967, Siaka Stevens' All People's Congress party won a plurality of parliamentary seats, defeating the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP). Before taking office however, Stevens was arrested by Brigadier General David Lansana who demanded that tribal representatives be elected as well. The NRC eventually ousted Lansana and placed the government under permanent military rule.
The coup
The coup plotters were soldiers in the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces who were dissatisfied with their low wages and poor conditions. They were part of the Anti-Corruption Revolutionary Movement (ACRM), who were led by Brigadier John Amadu Bangura, who served as Chief of the Defence Staff following the coup.[3] Bangura took issue with the government collapsing after a series of coups that followed the hotly contested elections of March 1967.
The
See also
- List of coups and coup attempts
- List of coups and coup attempts by country
- 1992 Sierra Leonean coup d'état
References
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