The 2001 Ivorian coup attempt was a failed coup d'état in the Ivory Coast by dissident factions of the Ivorian military trying to topple Laurent Gbagbo's government. The coup attempt began on the night of January 7 when rebel forces staged attacks on state broadcast facilities and the presidential residence in Abidjan,[2][3] airing out the message "Dear compatriots, dear Ivorians. The country has undergone another change." after successfully seizing the broadcasting stations.[4]
The following clashes between government forces and the dissident soldiers caused at least six deaths, including two policemen.[4] The rebel forces were routed and driven away from state radio stations in the city.[3] In the retaken radio stations, government ministers issued a broadcast reassuring the country that the coup attempt had been foiled.[3] A three-day long curfew was imposed following the attempted coup and Felix Houphouet Boigny airport was also closed momentarily.[3][5] In the end, government forces had arrested forty soldiers involved in the coup attempt and detained them.[4]
The coup attempt, led by Ibrahim Coulibaly (IB), came to be known as the Black Mercedes Plot, named after the command vehicle IB used.[1]
The government implicated the supporters of Alassane Ouattara, who was disqualified from participating in the 2000 Ivorian Presidential Election, of being behind the coup attempt,[4] suggesting potential motives could be grievance over his exclusion from the elections due to contested claims of foreign birth.[4] The party spokesman for Quattara's party Rally of the Republicans denied such involvement, saying "We have understood the insinuation, I think they could take advantage of a situation like this to settle their score with us."[6]
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^"Coup Failed In Ivory Coast, Officials Say". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
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