An attempted coup d'état took place

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16. Juli 2003 – 23. Juli 2003

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An attempted coup d'état took place.

Platziert: island named in the title of the event it links, Príncipe.

Military coup in Central Africa

A faction of the armed forces of São Tomé and Príncipe led by Major Fernando "Cobó" Pereira overthrew the country's government in a bloodless coup d'état on 16 July 2003. It was São Tomé and Príncipe's second military coup following a similar revolt in 1995. The coup leaders claimed the coup was a response to government corruption and growing poverty.

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