July 1966 Burundian coup d'état
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On 8 July 1966, a coup d'état took place in the Kingdom of Burundi. The second in Burundi's post-independence history, the coup ousted the government loyal to the king (mwami) of Burundi, Mwambutsa IV, who had gone into exile in October 1965 after the failure of an earlier coup d'état.[1][2]
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Date | 8 July 1966 |
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Location | Bujumbura, Kingdom of Burundi |
Type | Military coup |
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Motive | Regime change |
Target | Royal Palace, Bujumbura |
Organised by | Crown Prince Charles Ndizeye Michel Micombero |
Outcome | Coup succeeds
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