1697 Sanaman attempted military coup d'état

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The 1697 Sanaman attempted military coup d'état was an attempted coup d'état perpetrated by several officers in the highest echelons of the Sanaman Armed Forces in response to the Rice Riots of 1697 and the growing influence of the Peoples' Front. Led by the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Council Shenerel Tanilo Lamifo Woodfield, joined by the Commanding General of the Army Shenerel Moshe Kasha Tolito and the Chief of Staff of the Chiefs of Staff Council Shenerel Lutenen Piter Akoni Wilamu and supported by the Military Intelligence and Security Directorate and MP 11 based in Semisa City, the coup was initiated on 15.XV.1697 when military police units attempted to gain entry to the Llusan and MISD officers forced their way into the residence of the Chancellor of Sanama Keysa Nur Pinito Caprici.