Operation Caban
1979 French military operation to restore David Dacko as president of the CAR / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Operation Caban was a bloodless military operation by France in September 1979 to depose Emperor Bokassa I, reinstate the exiled former president David Dacko, and rename the Central African Empire back to Central African Republic.[1][2][3]
Quick Facts 1979 Central African coup d'état, Date ...
1979 Central African coup d'état | |||||||
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House of Bokassa Armed Forces loyalists |
Armed Forces rebels France | ||||||
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Bokassa I |
David Dacko Valéry Giscard d'Estaing |
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