2001 Central African Republic coup attempt

2001 Central African Republic coup d'état attempt
Date	27–28 May – mid–June, 2001
Location	Bangui
Result	Coup fails; Military is divided between pro-Patassé and pro-Bozizé factions; Loyalists kill hundreds of ethnic Yakomas in Bangui; 50,000 residents flee Bangui;
Belligerents
Government of Central African Republic; 100 Libyan troops; Chadian troops; Congolese rebels	Army faction
Commanders and leaders
Ange-Felix Patasse; Abel Abrou †; Francois N'Djadder Bedaya †	Francois Bozize
Casualties and losses
	At least 59 killed in initial coup attempt. ; Around 300 Yakoma civilians murdered following coup

On the night of 27–28 May 2001 a coup attempt was carried out by commandos of the Central African Armed Forces who attempted to overthrow Ange-Félix Patassé. The coup attempt failed, but violence continued in the capital over the following days.

The coup was sponsored by André Kolingba and had the effect of dividing the country's armed forces into two opposing camps: one that supported Patassé and the other that supported François Bozizé. While the coup failed, the Central African chief of staff Abel Abrou and general Francois N'Djadder Bedaya were killed.

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