A group of soldiers on Sunday appeared on Benin's state television claiming to have removed President Patrice Talon from office and dissolved all state institutions. Talon's office, meanwhile, said that loyalist forces had managed to get the situation "under control".
Zaktor @sopuli.xyz - 5day
Isn't "the army having everything under control" what a coup is?
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potatoguy @lemmy.eco.br - 5day
From what I understood, some soldiers took over the tv stations and said they were making a coup. The other parts of the army sent them to jail.
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Apparent coup attempt in Benin, govt claims army has situation 'under control'
https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251207-live-apparent-coup-attempt-in-benin-govt-claims-army-has-situation-under-controlcross-posted from: https://lemmy.eco.br/post/18878447
Isn't "the army having everything under control" what a coup is?
From what I understood, some soldiers took over the tv stations and said they were making a coup. The other parts of the army sent them to jail.