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| − | | conflict = | + | | conflict = 1977 Striorcan Coup d'état |
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| − | | caption = | + | | date = August 15-18, 1977 |
| − | | date = | + | (3 Days) |
| − | (3 | + | | place = Port Émile, [[Striorca]] |
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| − | | result = * | + | | result = * Striorcan/Narsoran victory. |
| − | * | + | * Puerto Rodas Peace Agreement signed on August 22nd, 1977. |
| − | * | + | * Leaders of the coup sentenced to death in 1979 and executed in 1980. |
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| − | | combatant1 = [[File:Flag of | + | | combatant1 = [[File:Flag of Striorca.png|25px|frameless]] [[Striorca]] <br> [[File:Flag of Narsora 1960-2005.JPG|25px|frameless]] {{nation|Narsora}} |
| − | | combatant2 = [[File:Flag of | + | | combatant2 = [[File:Flag of Striorca.png|25px|frameless]] Mutineers from the 3e RI (''3rd Infantry Regiment'') |
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| − | | commander1 = | + | | commander1 = President Pascal Borde <br> Gen. Hernán Juárez |
| − | | commander2 = | + | | commander2 = Col.Philippe Bélanger† <br> Adrien Favreau† |
| commander3 = | | commander3 = | ||
| − | | units1 = [[ | + | | units1 = [[File:Flag of Striorca.png|25px|frameless]] [[Striorca Defense Force]] |
| − | | units2 = [[ | + | * [[Striorcan Land Force]] |
| + | ** 1er RI (''1st Infantry Regiment'') <br> | ||
| + | [[File:Flag of Narsora 1960-2005.JPG|25px|frameless]] [[Narsoran National Military]] | ||
| + | *[[Narsoran National Army]] | ||
| + | ** 1 º Regimiento del Paracaídas (''1st Parachute Regiment'') | ||
| + | | units2 = [[File:Flag of Striorca.png|25px|frameless]] [[Striorca Defense Force]] | ||
| + | * [[Striorcan Land Force]] | ||
| + | ** 3e RI (''3rd Infantry Regiment'') | ||
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| − | | strength1 = | + | | strength1 = 850 troops <br> 200 troops |
| − | | strength2 = | + | | strength2 = 200 mutineers |
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| − | | casualties1 = | + | | casualties1 = [[Striorca Defense Force|Striorcan security forces ]]: 12 soldiers killed, 30 wounded <br> |
| − | | casualties2 = | + | [[Nation/Narsora|Narsora]]: 3 soldiers killed, 13 wounded |
| − | | casualties3 = | + | | casualties2 = 15 Killed, 35 wounded, 150 captured |
| + | | casualties3 = 106 total killed or wounded (including civilians) | ||
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| − | The | + | The 1977 Striorcan Coup d'état was an attempted coup d'état against the Pascal Borde administration in August 1977. |
=Background= | =Background= | ||
| − | The | + | The island nation of Striorca was granted independence in 1975, and formed it's armed forces in late-1975. |
=Conflict= | =Conflict= | ||
| − | + | On August 15, 1977 200 rogue soldiers from the 3e RI (''3rd Infantry Regiment'') entered the capital of Port Émile and surrounded the presidential residence the ''Palais de Striorca'' (Palace of Striorca) and demanded the resignation of president Pascal Borde claiming he did not have the nation's best interest at heart and was looking only to further his own political agenda. The government sent 850 troops of the 1er RI (''1st Infantry Regiment'') to counter and protect the palace. Heavy urban fighting erupted and within 12 hours 20 soldiers were dead, 40 wounded and government forces had dug in at the palace. On the 16th, the government issued a request for foreign intervention which came in the form of 200 narsoran troops from the [[1st Parachute Regiment |1 º Regimiento de paracaídas]] (1st Parachute Regiment). Within 5 hours Narsoran forces had three-dozen men in the palace and 174 more inside the city. A standoff scene than followed for the next two days, with one narsoran soldier being killed during the sporadic gunfire and two after being hit with a rocket-propelled grenade after Borde refused to step down. On the 18th, after two days with their demands being rejected and with no food supplies the mutineers surrendered. | |
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| + | =Aftermath= | ||
| + | Striorcan/Narsoran troops continued to guard the palace until the 22nd, when narsoran troops disembarked for their home country when their presence was deemed no longer necessary. A military trial found the leaders of the coup Col.Philippe Bélanger and Cpt.Adrien Favreau were found guilty of Treason and Capital Murder and were sentenced to death in 1979 and executed by hanging in 1980. | ||
Revision as of 17:23, 21 January 2016
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Striorca  Narsora
| Mutineers from the 3e RI (3rd Infantry Regiment)
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| President Pascal Borde Gen. Hernán Juárez | Col.Philippe Bélanger† Adrien Favreau† |
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| Units involved | |||||||
Striorca Defense Force
| Striorca Defense Force
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| Strength | |||||||
| 850 troops 200 troops | 200 mutineers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Striorcan security forces : 12 soldiers killed, 30 wounded Narsora: 3 soldiers killed, 13 wounded | 15 Killed, 35 wounded, 150 captured | ||||||
| 106 total killed or wounded (including civilians) | |||||||
The 1977 Striorcan Coup d'état was an attempted coup d'état against the Pascal Borde administration in August 1977.
Background
The island nation of Striorca was granted independence in 1975, and formed it's armed forces in late-1975.
Conflict
On August 15, 1977 200 rogue soldiers from the 3e RI (3rd Infantry Regiment) entered the capital of Port Émile and surrounded the presidential residence the Palais de Striorca (Palace of Striorca) and demanded the resignation of president Pascal Borde claiming he did not have the nation's best interest at heart and was looking only to further his own political agenda. The government sent 850 troops of the 1er RI (1st Infantry Regiment) to counter and protect the palace. Heavy urban fighting erupted and within 12 hours 20 soldiers were dead, 40 wounded and government forces had dug in at the palace. On the 16th, the government issued a request for foreign intervention which came in the form of 200 narsoran troops from the 1 º Regimiento de paracaídas (1st Parachute Regiment). Within 5 hours Narsoran forces had three-dozen men in the palace and 174 more inside the city. A standoff scene than followed for the next two days, with one narsoran soldier being killed during the sporadic gunfire and two after being hit with a rocket-propelled grenade after Borde refused to step down. On the 18th, after two days with their demands being rejected and with no food supplies the mutineers surrendered.
Aftermath
Striorcan/Narsoran troops continued to guard the palace until the 22nd, when narsoran troops disembarked for their home country when their presence was deemed no longer necessary. A military trial found the leaders of the coup Col.Philippe Bélanger and Cpt.Adrien Favreau were found guilty of Treason and Capital Murder and were sentenced to death in 1979 and executed by hanging in 1980.
