Quick facts for kids 1979 Central African coup d'état |
| Date |
21 September 1979 |
| Location |
Central African Empire
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| Result |
Coup attempt succeeds.
- Bokassa I is exiled.
- The Central African Republic is restored.
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| Belligerents |
 House of Bokassa
Armed Forces loyalists |
Armed Forces rebels
 France |
| Commanders and leaders |
| Bokassa I |
David Dacko
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing |
Operation Caban was a military operation that happened in September 1979, to put former president, David Dacko back into power, and restore the Central African Empire to the Central African Republic by removing Emperor Bokassa I.
House of Bokassa
France
