2014 Gambian coup attempt

2014 Gambian coup d'état attempt
Date30 December 2014
Location
Banjul, The Gambia
Result Coup failure
Belligerents

The Gambia Gambian Government

Faction of the Presidential Guard[1][2]
Commanders and leaders
President Yahya Jammeh Lt. Col. Lamin Sanneh †[3]
Casualties and losses
4 deaths, several wounded[3]
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The 2014 Gambian coup d'état attempt broke out during the night of 30 December 2014, when gunfire erupted in the Gambian capital of Banjul.

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