2001 Central African Republic coup attempt

2001 Central African Republic coup d'état attempt
Date	27–28 May – mid–June, 2001
Location	Bangui
Result	Coup fails; Military is divided between pro-Patassé and pro-Bozizé factions; Loyalists kill hundreds of ethnic Yakomas in Bangui; 50,000 residents flee Bangui;
Belligerents
Government of Central African Republic; 100 Libyan troops; Chadian troops; Congolese rebels	Army faction
Commanders and leaders
Ange-Félix Patassé; Abel Abrou †; François N'Djadder Bedaya †	François Bozizé
Casualties and losses
	At least 59 killed in initial coup attempt.; Around 300 Yakoma civilians murdered following coup

On the night of 27–28 May 2001 a coup attempt was carried out by commandos of the Central African Armed Forces who attempted to overthrow incumbent president Ange-Félix Patassé. The coup attempt failed, but violence continued in the capital Bangui over the following days. It exacerbated mounting ethnic and political tensions in the Central African Republic.