2003 Creeperian coup d'état

2003 Creeperian coup d'état
Part of the Creeperian Conflicts
The military leaders of the coup.
Date 18 June 2003 Location Creeperopolis Action Armed forces put the country under brief military control. Result Armed forces victory Alfonsisto overthrown Death of Alfonso VI Alexander II assumes power
Belligerents
Creeperian Government	Creeperian Armed Forces Supported by: Quebecshire (alleged)
Commanders and leaders
Alfonso VI † Armando Figueroa Molina † Rubén Franco Alcabú   Carlos Menem Menem	Alexander II Augusto Cabañeras Gutiérrez Edmundo González Robles Arturo Merino Núñez Gerardo Barrios Dueñas Martín Gutiérrez Sánchez Venancio López Requena
Units involved
Creeperian Imperial Guard 1st Royal Detachment	Creeperian Army 1st Army Creeperian Navy 16th Flotilla Creeperian Air Force 18th Air Force Wing
Strength
650 soldiers	102,180 soldiers
Casualties and losses
459 dead 66 executed 125 imprisoned	138 dead
597 military dead, 19 civilians dead, thousands missing

The 2003 Creeperian coup d'état (Creeperian Spanish: Golpe de Estado Creeperiano de 2003), also sometimes referred to as The Coup (Creeperian Spanish: El Golpe), The Restoration (Creeperian Spanish: La'Restoración), or 18-J, was a military coup d'état in Creeperopolis that deposed the totalitarian government. On 18 June 2003, after four years of totalitarian rule, overt government corruption, political unrest, severe hyperinflation, and surging crime rates, the Creeperian Armed Forces, lead by Chief Field Marshal Augusto Cabañeras Gutiérrez, Chief Admiral Edmundo González Robles, and Chief General Arturo Merino Núñez, seized power in a coup d'état. and established a short-lived transitionary military junta.

During the coup, the army, navy, and air force attacked the Council of Mayors building in San Salvador during a meeting of Alfonso VI with his government ministers and high ranking loyalist mayors. Many were killed or later executed. The San Salvador Imperial Palace and other important government buildings were secured by the armed forces with little to no resistance from imperial guardsmen. The military declared martial law in the wake of the coup and a 10pm curfew was initiated across the country.

The armed forces established a military junta and initiated large-scale purges of political and military officials. Cabañeras Gutiérrez gained significant power following the coup and is considered to be one of the most powerful people in Creeperopolis. The military proclaimed Alfonso VI's second and oldest surviving son, Alexander II, as the new Emperor, but the military held absolute authority and control until he was coronated on 15 September 2003 and the junta was officially dissolved.

The coup marked a watershed moment in Creeperian history and began the true modernization of the nation and the resurgence of its economy. The coup has been proclaimed by Creeperian propaganda as an event which saved the nation from its impending demise.

Background

Political situation

Further information: Alfonsisto

See also

• 1976 Creeperian coup d'état attempt
• 2020 Creeperian coup d'état attempt

Bibliography

• Pareja Palau, Orlando (2013). El Autogolpe de 2003 [Coup d'État of 2003]. Historia de Creeperopólis (in Creeperian Spanish). 2 (2 ed.). San Salvador, Creeperopolis: Impresión Creeperiano. pp. 1–554. doi:10.1017/S0022216X00001425. ISBN 9780742537415. JSTOR 156558.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)