Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pascal Tigri

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.‎

The result was redirect to 2025 Beninese coup attempt. Star Mississippi 03:09, 16 December 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

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Reason: All of the sources in this article are about the recent coup attempt, as is the article itself. Being involved in a coup does not equal notability, per se. And, this seems WP:NOTNEWS to me, as the sources are all news articles. — Preceding unsigned comment added by PersonMan922 (talk • contribs)

• Redirect to 2025 Beninese coup attempt as Tigri has no notability beyond this event, and his article is only a stub. Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Thanks ♥) 15:21, 8 December 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

Keep Kalpesh Manna 2002 (talk) 05:08, 12 December 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

(削除) *Merge and redirect to 2025 Beninese coup attempt. Content should be covered there as he is not notable enough to have his own article. Njathi (talk) 15:57, 8 December 2025 (UTC) (削除ここまで)[reply ]

• Keep. Pascal Tigri was the explicit ringleader and self-proclaimed leader of the Military Committee for Refoundation in the 2025 Beninese coup attempt, which qualifies him as the central figure in a notable event under exceptions to WP:BLP1E points 2 and 3. Multiple independent reliable sources provide significant coverage meeting WP:GNG. Ongoing developments, including his alleged escape to Togo and Benin's active extradition demands amid regional tensions (per recent Reuters and BBC reports), counter WP:TOOSOON and WP:NOTNEWS concerns by indicating potential lasting impact, similar to biographies of other recent African coup leaders.Njathi (talk) 16:04, 11 December 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

• Wait I would wait, let's what will happen to him, if he got captured by government forces, I would also say merge. User:MarketFruit (talk) 16:09, 8 December 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

• Wait until sources publish more about him. It's been one day since the coup attempt, and he's still on the run.

• Redirect to 2025 Beninese coup attempt as above. Giant Snowman 21:58, 8 December 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

• Redirect to 2025 Beninese coup attempt per Nice4What. The reasons they stated are compelling enough for me to support the redirect option. We can also wait for a while, until we see how actually notable he will became. — Sundostund mppria ^{(talk / contribs)} 23:49, 8 December 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

• Wait, with a (current, soft) preference to Redirect to 2025 Beninese coup attempt . As above, it is a bit WP:TOOSOON and WP:CRYSTALBALLy to have an article up when the subject's only clear claim to notability is a failed coup. MrSeabody (talk) 02:01, 9 December 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Politicians, Military, and Africa. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 03:23, 9 December 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

  Wait - See reason above Trey Wainman (talk) 04:51, 9 December 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

• Question: did he have pre-coup notability? Geschichte (talk) 08:09, 9 December 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Keep. Being involved in a coup does not equal notability, but leading an attempted coup does! -- Necrothesp (talk) 12:27, 9 December 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

  Keep I agree. Sanad The Libyan (talk) 05:31, 11 December 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

• Wait This is a rather recent story. I noticed the BBC published something regarding him and the coup attempt two days ago. I don't think this should be voted on until more news comes out. Agnieszka653 (talk) 22:37, 9 December 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Wait, the most obvious issue is that it will likely fail WP:LASTING, which would support redirecting what little is contained here to the 2025 Beninese coup attempt page. Lf8u2 (talk) 03:39, 10 December 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Keep I am updating my previous position of wait to keep after reading WP:BLP1E which seems to be the most relevant guidelines. While points 1 and 2 are probably true, Pascal Tigri played a significant role in a significant event. HappiestSisyphus (talk) 22:45, 10 December 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Keep - It may have been unsuccessful, but Tigri led a failed coup attempt against a democratically elected government. Fortunately, it failed, but no serious, reputable Africa analyst would argue that he isn't notable in Beninese politics and recent history at this point. Scanlan (talk) 02:56, 12 December 2025 (UTC) [reply ]
• Keep This appears to be a plain misreading of NOTNEWS. BLP1E would seem to fit better here, but even that is a stretch. Corundum Conundrum (CC) 11:12, 13 December 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.