An attempted coup d'etat in Chad was made against the President of Chad, Idris Deby, on the night of March 14, 2006 .
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Coup attempt
The Chadian military , led by the twin brothers Tom and Timan Erdimi, two former high-ranking officers who tried to overthrow Deby in 2004, and former General Séby Agid, also participated in the coup . The course and results of the coup could be found only from the words of officials of the Chadian authorities. as well as anonymous sources. Thus, the Minister of Culture and Public Relations of Chad, as well as the press secretary of the Government of Chad, Hurmaji Moussa Domengor, said that the Erdimi brothers were captured, while the other rebels fled. Chad’s security minister Rutuang Yoma Golom told reporters that “about 100 soldiers who participated in the coup have been arrested and will be put on trial. ... The situation is under full control and returned to a calm track. The head of state personally appeared several times in military camps, to put things in order there. " [1] Golom also said that a military trial of the conspirators would take place in the next 1 or 2 months, while the rest of the conspirators were wanted in eastern Chad.
"The close twins Erdimi and General Sébi Agid intended to take advantage of the absence of President Debi, who is in Equatorial Guinea, to harm the Republic," said a source who wished to remain anonymous. [2]
After reporting the coup, the plane from Deby hastily returned from Bata ( Equatorial Guinea ) to N'Djamena (the capital of Chad ), in Bata, the President of Chad, along with other ECOCAS leaders, participated in the summit of this organization.
According to Doomngor, rebel soldiers fled in seven vehicles after soldiers loyal to the president thwarted their attempted coup. Two cars were stopped, and their passengers "neutralized." The remaining vehicles disappeared into eastern Chad, pursued by government forces. Doomngor also said the coup attempt was organized by former members of the Chadian Armed Forces and the Chadian civil government, now living in Burkina Faso , Cameroon , Sudan, and the United States . [3]
There were also reports that two urban mobile networks were not working in N'Djamena on March 14 and 15. Government forces generally made it difficult to communicate during security operations. [4] Chadian rebels have reported that they intend to interfere with the May 3 presidential election . Doomngor said the elections would not be postponed. [five]
See also
- The coup on April 13, 1975 in Chad
- Coup attempt in Chad (2004)
- Second Civil War in Chad
Notes
- ↑ Betel Miarom, "Chad detains dozens after coup attempt" , Reuters ( IOL ), March 21, 2006.
- ↑ Chad security forces foil coup bid against Deby , Agence France-Presse via Yahoo! News (March 15, 2006). (Link dead as of 15 January 2007)
- ↑ Dany Danzoumbe, "Coup attempt foiled in Chad - officials" , Reuters ( IOL ), March 16, 2006.
- ↑ Troops reportedly stop coup attempt , Chicago Tribune (March 16, 2006). (Link dead as of 15 January 2007)
- ↑ Chad rebels say will try to block May elections , Reuters (March 16, 2006). Archived on March 17, 2006.