2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo coup attempt information
Attempted coup d'état in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo coup attempt
Date
19 May 2024
Location
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Result
Coup d'état failed
Belligerents
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republican Guard
Congolese National Police
National Intelligence Agency
New Zaire Government in Exile
United Congolese Party
Commanders and leaders
Félix Tshisekedi Vital Kamerhe
Christian Malanga †[1]
Strength
Unknown
50+
Casualties and losses
2 police officers killed
4 killed 50 captured[2]
several civilians injured
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On 19 May 2024, an attempted coup d'état took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).[3] Targeting President Félix Tshisekedi and his Economy Minister Vital Kamerhe, the assailants attacked both the Palais de la Nation, and Kamerhe's residence. They were heavily armed and put up an intense fight at the Kamerhe home. At least one shell from the fighting detonated in the nearby capital of the Republic of the Congo (RC), Brazzaville, causing several injuries.
The coup attempt was foiled quickly by the security forces. The orchestrator of the coup, Christian Malanga, a Congolese native who had become a naturalized American, had founded a US-registered party, the United Congolese Party, in 2010 and referred to himself as the "president" and head of the New Zaire Government in Exile, which was proclaimed in Belgium in 2017. He was killed during the attempt.
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^"3 Americans among 50 detained after failed coup in DR Congo". New York Post. 19 May 2024. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
^Malkia, Christina; Asadu, Chinedu (19 May 2024). "Congolese army says shootout in the capital is failed coup, perpetrators arrested". AP News. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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