Elements of the Benin Armed Forces, led by Pascal Tigri

Quand

7 déc. 2025

Type

Coup d’État

Coordonnées

6.35° N, 2.40° E

Placé à : coordinates of the event it links, 2025 Beninese coup attempt.

Elements of the Benin Armed Forces, led by Pascal Tigri, announce a coup d'état against president Patrice Talon and the creation of a military junta after seizing state television. However, the coup attempt is thwarted and unsuccessful.

On 7 December 2025, several soldiers of the Benin Armed Forces (FAB) led by Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri announced on national television the overthrow of Patrice Talon, the president of Benin, following an attack on Talon's residence in Cotonou and the residences of other top-ranking military officials.

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