Event
An attempted coup d'état took place
16 Jul 2003 – 23 Jul 2003 · 1.62° N, 7.40° E
What the records say
- When
- 16 Jul 2003 – 23 Jul 2003
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 1.62° N, 7.40° E
- Description
- An attempted coup d'état took place.
Placed at the island named in the title of the event it links, Príncipe.
2003 São Tomé and Príncipe coup d'état
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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