The 2016 Congolese coup d'état was a military coup that took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, starting on June 9, 2016, and ending two days later on June 11. Joseph Kabila, then president of the DR Congo, was ousted and replaced by Major General Joseph Khamisi, after massive riots in Kinshasa due to Kabila's unpopularity. The coup was carried out by soldiers of the 7th, 8th, and 11th Brigades of the land forces of DR Congo. Kabila was defended by 1,200 troops of the Republican Guard. The Brigades amounted to nearly 50,000 troops, which overran his palace and killed 547 Republican Guards (the rest surrendered). President Kabila was found and killed on June 10. On June 11, Khamisi was sworn into office as the new president, without any elections. The Congolese people did not mi