Chad, 2013 — military coup conspiracy
Event Summary
This entry is coded 1 May 2013, corresponding to the 2013 Chadian coup attempt against President Idriss Deby, foiled that day. Clashes broke out on the afternoon of 1 May 2013 in military barracks east of the capital N'Djamena and in residential areas of the capital, lasting about a day, during which between four and eight people were killed. Former rebel leader Moussa Tao Mahamat was accused of leading the plot and was arrested the same day.
The government announced it had foiled an attempt to destabilize the institutions of the republic and said the plotters had been under surveillance since December 2012; President Deby later denounced a conspiracy like the Arab Spring. Four members of parliament, including opposition figures Saleh Makki and Gali Gatta Ngothe, two generals, a colonel, journalists, and several soldiers were arrested and charged with plotting and undermining the constitution. Some observers noted that Deby's elite troops were then deployed in Mali fighting Islamist militants, and critics suspected he was using the affair to purge rivals such as the former presidential contender Saleh Makki.
The 1 May 2013 coding matches the foiling of the plot.
Researched Details
Researched
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Sources
Editorial Note
Cross-Reference
Datasets agree. At least two of the three reference datasets we check against carry this event, and none of them disagrees about its date or its result.
Identifiers for finding this same event in the other datasets:
- Cline Center id
48305012013- Albrecht/Koehler/Schutz (CAM) id
CAM-483-2013-05-01
How the match is made is described in crossref-report.md.
Outcome and Target
Coup Atlas research identifies the target as: Deby foiled the plot, arrested MPs and officers, and remained in power.
Baseline coding: Plot discovered and disrupted before execution. Recorded leader fate: remained in office; not physically harmed. The baseline file does not name individual targets; researched names are kept in a separate layer.
Baseline Dataset Citation
Baseline Source-Document Entries
Taranaki Daily News
New York Beacon
Michigan Citizen
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