1968 Republic of the Congo coup d'état

1968 Republic of the Congo coup d'état
Date	September 4, 1968
Location	Republic of the Congo
Result	Coup succeeds; Alphonse Massamba-Débat arrested;
Belligerents
Government of the Republic of the Congo	Army faction; Prime Minister Alfred Raoul

On September 4, 1968, following several days of violent clashes, Alphonse Massamba-Débat's government was overthrown by the military who forced Massamba-Débat to resign. Alfred Raoul then became the acting head of state until January 1969 when Marien Ngouabi, the chairman of the same party that had brought Massamba-Débat to power, assumed control.

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