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Operation Caban

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1979 Central African coup d'état
Date21 September 1979
Location
Result

Coup attempt succeeds.

  • Bokassa I is exiled.
  • The Central African Republic is restored.
Belligerents
House of Bokassa
Armed Forces loyalists
Armed Forces rebels
France
Commanders and leaders
Bokassa I David Dacko
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

Operation Caban was a military operation that happened in September 1979, to put former president, David Dacko back into power, and restore the Central African Empire to the Central African Republic by removing Emperor Bokassa I.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. Matt Doeden (2009). Central African Republic in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. pp. 29–. ISBN 9781575059525. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  2. "The Bradshaw's Archives - Central African Republic / Ubangi-Shari". France's Relations With Africa. The Bradshaw's Archives: Ono.com. 4 April 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  3. Bokassa,Jean-Barthélémy (2009). Saga Bokassa (in French). SODEPAR SAS. pp. 145–. ISBN 9782358080712. Retrieved 25 July 2013.