2012 Malian counter-coup attempt | |||||||
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Part of Mali War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Red Berets |
Green Berets | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abidine Guindo Louis Somboro Alou Ongoïba Békaye Bafa Samaké El Hadj Sékou Diakité | Amadou Haya Sanogo | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
83 prisoners
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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.