Saint-Sylvestre coup d'état

When

31 Dec 1965 – 1 Jan 1966

Kind

Coup

Coordinates

4.37° N, 18.56° E

Description

coup d'état

1965–1966 Central African deposition

The Saint-Sylvestre coup d'état was a coup d'état staged by Jean-Bédel Bokassa, commander-in-chief of the Central African Republic (CAR) army, and his officers against the government of President David Dacko on 31 December 1965 and 1 January 1966. Dacko, Bokassa's cousin, took over the country in 1960, and Bokassa, an officer in the French army, joined the CAR army in 1962.

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• Wikidata: treaties and coupsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Cline Center Coup d’État Project v2.2.2Cline Center for Advanced Social Research, University of Illinois · names it “Coup in Central African Republic”Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “A coup brings Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa into power in the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “coup d’État militaire en Centrafrique”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page