2001 Central African Republic coup attempt

2001 Central African Republic coup d'état attempt
Date 27–28 May – mid–June, 2001 Location Bangui Result Coup fails Military is divided between pro-Patassé and pro-Bozizé factions Loyalists kill hundreds of ethnic Yakomas in Bangui 50,000 residents flee Bangui[1]
Belligerents
Government of Central African Republic 100 Libyan troops[1] Chadian troops[2] Congolese rebels[2]	Army faction
Commanders and leaders
Ange-Félix Patassé Abel Abrou † François N'Djadder Bedaya  †	François Bozizé
Casualties and losses
At least 59 killed in initial coup attempt.[2] Around 300 Yakoma civilians murdered following coup[1]

On the night of 27–28 May 2001 a coup attempt was carried out by commandos of the Central African Armed Forces who attempted to overthrow incumbent president Ange-Félix Patassé. The coup attempt failed, but violence continued in the capital Bangui over the following days.^[1] It exacerbated mounting ethnic and political tensions in the Central African Republic.