ArmedConflictLocation List

Id Latitude Longitude Country Geo Name Id Description
5,896,780 6.1411 1.2475 Togo Protesters, led by Harry Olympio, clashed with police forces in Be. They were protesting the installation of Faure Gnassingbe as head of state after the death of President Gnassingbe Eyadema, Faure's father.
5,898,237 36.00056 8.81278 Tunisia Riots as police attack protesters
5,896,785 6.1411 1.2475 Togo Faure Gnassingbe, back by the military, took power after the death of the President, who was also Faure's father. Rioters protested Faure's claim to power by 'hurling rocks and jagged pieces of metal at police' and setting tyres and a wig factory on fire
5,896,790 6.1411 1.2475 Togo Riots continued in Be, where many who support the opposition party live. People in Be protested the installment of Faure Gnassingbe as head of state by the military.
5,896,794 6.1319 1.2228 Togo Fifty members of Lome Bar staged a non-violent protest of the installment of Faure Gnassingbe as head of state. The protest was held at Lome Law Courts.
5,896,798 6.1319 1.2228 Togo Between 10,000 and 15,000 Togolese people held a non-violent march in protest of Faure Gnassingbe being installed as head of state. Conversely, supporters of Gnassingbe also held a peaceful protest to show support.
5,896,803 6.1319 1.2228 Togo Opposition parties protested for the return of Outtra Fambare Natchaba,the exiled National Assembly Speaker. Natchaba should have been installed as temporary head of state when Gnassingbe Eyadema died. However, Natchaba was in Benin when Eyadema died.
5,896,809 6.1319 1.2228 Togo Opposition party and civilians protested the installment of Faure Gnassingbe. Police responded by firing tear gas into the crowd. Five people died but their identity and affiliation to the protest is unknown. Rioters set fire to truck tires.
5,896,815 6.1319 1.2228 Togo Rioters from opposition groups protested for the delay of presidential elections because not all parties were represented on the ballot. Two policemen were attacked and injured.
5,896,823 6.1319 1.2228 Togo Opposition parties united to protest for a one month delay of presidential elections in order to clear electoral irregularties.