1976 Burundian coup d'état

1976 Burundian coup d'état
Location of Burundi in Central Africa
Date1 November 1976
LocationBujumbura, Burundi
TypeMilitary coup
MotiveRegime change
TargetPresidential Palace, Bujumbura
Organised byJean-Baptiste Bagaza
OutcomeCoup succeeds
  • Michel Micombero is ousted by Deputy Chief of Staff Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
  • Formation of the Supreme Revolutionary Council
  • Bagaza is inaugurated as president

The 1976 Burundian coup d'état was a bloodless military coup that took place in Burundi on 1 November 1976. An Army faction, led by Deputy Chief of Staff Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, ousted President Michel Micombero. Bagaza formed the 30-member Supreme Revolutionary Council to take control, suspended the country's constitution and was inaugurated as president on 10 November 1976.

Micombero was initially arrested but later allowed to leave the country and went into exile in Somalia (then Somali Democratic Republic under the rule of Siad Barre) where he died in 1983.

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