About Barthélemy Kikadidi
Lived 1944 – 1978 (aged 33–34). Barthélemy Kikadidi was a military personnel.
Barthélemy Kikadidi (1944 – 13 February 1978) was a Congolese military officer who was responsible for the assassination of Marxist president Marien Ngouabi.
A Kongo man, he previously served as a captain, but ended his service prior to assassinating Ngouabi. Backed by Alphonse Massamba-Débat, he impersonated as a fabricated military officer who had recently returned from Europe, and led multiple men to attack Ngouabi, on 18 March 1977; all of this was accused, but never proven. Following this, Congolese government officials closed the borders and asked the people to find him, giving him a death sentence in a trial in absentia.
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Who was Barthélemy Kikadidi?
Congolese military officer and assassin
When was Barthélemy Kikadidi born?
Barthélemy Kikadidi was born in 1944.
When did Barthélemy Kikadidi die?
Barthélemy Kikadidi died in 1978.
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Barthélemy Kikadidi was a military personnel.
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