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1979 Central African coup d'état
Date 21 September 1979
Location
Central African Empire
Result

Coup attempt succeeds.

  • Bokassa I is exiled.
  • The Central African Republic is restored.
Belligerents
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg House of Bokassa
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Armed Forces loyalists		 Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Armed Forces rebels
Flag of France.svg 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.

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