2012 Malian counter-coup attempt

2012 Malian counter-coup attempt
	Part of Mali War
Date	April 30–May 1, 2012
Location	Kati and Bamako, Mali
Result	Green Beret victory Counter-coup failed;
Belligerents
Red Berets 33rd Parachute Commando Regiment;	Green Berets National Guard; National Gendarmerie;
Commanders and leaders
Abidine Guindo; Louis Somboro; Alou Ongoïba; Békaye Bafa Samaké; El Hadj Sékou Diakité	Amadou Haya Sanogo
Casualties and losses
83 prisoners 26+ executed; 29 released;	Unknown
	14–30+ killed on both sides; 40 injured

Between April 30 and May 1, 2012, Malian soldiers of the 33rd Parachute Commando Regiment, colloquially known as the Red Berets, attempted a counter-coup against the Green Berets of the Malian National Guard and Gendarmerie which had overthrown Amadou Toumani Touré and installed Amadou Sanogo in a coup a month prior.