List of Comorian coups d'état

Article
Talk

This article lists successful and failed coups d'état that have taken place in the Comoros since 1975:

A CIA WFB map of the Comoro Islands, depicting the independent country of the Comoros and the French overseas territory of Mayotte (claimed by the Comoros^[1]).

1970s

3 August 1975: President Ahmed Abdallah was overthrown by Said Mohamed Jaffar and French mercenary Bob Denard.^[2]
13 May 1978: President Ali Soilih was overthrown by Ahmed Abdallah and Bob Denard,^[3] resulting in his killing thirteen days later;^[4] Denard became the commander of Abdallah's 500-strong Presidential Guard for the next eleven years (1978–1989).^[5]

1980s

26 November 1989: President Ahmed Abdallah was overthrown by Said Mohamed Djohar and Bob Denard, resulting in his assassination;^[6] under French pressure,^[7] Denard and other mercenaries left the country the next month.^[8]

1990s

28 September 1995 (Operation Kaskari): President Said Mohamed Djohar was overthrown by Bob Denard,^[9] who returned to the country with a force of 33 hand-picked mercenaries; it was the last coup staged with Denard's involvement.^[10]^[11] The coup resulted in the French military intervention (Operation Azalee) days later,^[12] and the removal of Denard from the country.^[13]
30 April 1999: President Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde was overthrown by Colonel Azali Assoumani of the Comorian Armed Forces.^[14]^[15]^[16]

2010s

20 April 2013: President Ikililou Dhoinine's government foiled a coup attempt.^[17]

See also

History of the Comoros

References

^ "Field Listing - Disputes - international". The World Factbook. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020.
^ "Pro-French Group Gains Control Of the Comoro Islands in a Coup". New York Times. Reuters. 4 August 1975. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ "REGIME IN COMOROS OUSTED BY MILITARY". New York Times. Reuters. 14 May 1978. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ "Ex-Comoro Island Chief Reported Shot to Death While Trying to Escape". New York Times. Reuters. 30 May 1978. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ L'ancien mercenaire Bob Denard est mort, Le Figaro, October 14, 2007. (in French)
^ "President of Comoro Islands Is Assassinated". New York Times. 28 November 1989. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ "France Will Stop Aid to Comoros Unless Mercenaries Leave". New York Times. Reuters. 7 December 1989. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ Christopher S. Wren (16 December 1989). "MERCENARIES QUIT INDIAN OCEAN ISLES". New York Times. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ "Mercenary Leads Coup Bid in African Islands". New York Times. AP. 29 September 1995. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ "Bob Denard, French former mercenary, dies at 78". New York Times. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ Marlise Simons (16 October 2007). "Bob Denard, Hired Gun for Coups, Is Dead at 78". New York Times. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ Marlise Simons (5 October 1995). "1,000 French Troops Invade Comoros to Put Down Coup". New York Times. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ "French Mercenary Gives Up in Comoros Coup". New York Times. AP. 6 October 1995. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ "Comoros Army Stages Bloodless Coup in Tiny, 3-Island Republic Off Africa". LA Times. Reuters. 1 May 1999. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ "New President for Comoro". New York Times. Reuters. 7 May 1999. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ Page 753 Time Almanac, 2004
^ "Comores: coup d'État déjoué (autorités)". Lefigaro.fr. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2016.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Comorian_coups_d%27état&oldid=1246316592"