| 1976 Lebanese coup attempt | |||||||
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| Part of Lebanese Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Lebanese Government |
Dissenting faction of the armed forces | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Suleiman Frangieh |
Aziz Al-Ahdab | ||||||
The Al-Ahdab Coup (also known as the Television Coup[1]) was an attempted white coup (bloodless)[2] led by Brigadier General Aziz Al-Ahdab, the military commander of the Beirut region[3], on the evening of March 11, 1976.[1] He infiltrated the Lebanese state television station and read "Statement No. 1" live on air,[3] describing his movement as reformist and aimed at saving and unifying the Lebanese Army[1] which had been devided amidst the Lebanese Civil War. He called on President Suleiman Frangieh to resign[4][5] in preparation for the election of a new president[1]. However, Ahdeb disappeared after a few hours, with his attempt failed[6], and his statement deemed "the first and last statement."[7]
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- ^ "LEBANON'S CHIEF DEFIES GENERAL, REFUSES TO QUIT". The New York Times. 1976-03-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ a b As-Safir. "اول حديث لقائد الانقلاب عزيز الأحدب ل". archive.assafir.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ Habib, Lodie (10 March 2024). "1976: بالفيديو: العميد عزيز الاحدب يعلن الانقلاب وينصّب نفسه حاكما عسكريا" [1976 Video: Brigadier General Aziz Al-Ahdab announces the coup and appoints himself as military ruler]. LebanonFiles (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "إنقلاب عسكري في قيادة الجيش في 10 كانون الثاني؟ - نجم الهاشم". نداء الوطن. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ "من باكستان إلى إثيوبيا.. انقلابات عسكرية "فشلت في ساعات"". سكاي نيوز عربية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ "انقلابات عسكرية.. انقلبت إلى "سخرية تاريخية"". قناة 218 (in Arabic). 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-05.