Great Tailed Grackle

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On February 22, 1972 a faction loyal to Ange Diawara attempted a coup against President Marien Ngouabi.[1] Joachim Yhombi-Opango was instrumental in ending the coup.[1] The musician Franklin Boukaka was killed in the coup, as was former Minister Élie Théophile Itsihou.[2] After more than a year of evading capture Diawara was ambushed and killed in April 1973 by forces loyal to Ngouabi.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Lentz, Harris M. (2013). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 (3rd Edition). Routledge. p. 193. ISBN 1-884964-44-3.
  2. ^ "Mfumu" (5 March 2015). "Franklin Boukaka". adiac-congo.com (in French). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. ^ Clark, John Frank; Samuel Decalo (2012). Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo (Fourth Edition). Scarecrow Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-8108-4919-8.


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