21. At the time of the coup attempt he was free on bail. 22. Lomponda wa Botende, a former Chief of Staff, expressed his astonishment at the report, and the Defence Ministry denied that any coup attempt had been made. 23. Several rightist Army officers, implicated in coup attempts, were arrested in late December and January. 24. The leader of the coup attempt, Kukoi Samba Sanyang, was thought to be living in Burkina. 25. The Senegalese government denied any involvement in the coup attempt. 26. Dissident middle-ranking army officers staged a coup attempt in April, which was foiled the same day after heavy fighting. 27. Two junior ministers, Joseph Toney and Senator Hochoy Charles, were assigned to the Security Ministry following the July coup attempt. 28. Another cause for optimism was that the coup attempt appeared not to have caused permanent damage to foreign investment or the tourist industry. 29. Trinidad and Tobago received a great deal of international support in its efforts to deal with the July coup attempt. 30. Bilbastro Billy Bibit, the alleged leader of the coup attempt. |
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