The officers and their families, as well as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Aiden O'Brien Quinn, a judge from Ireland similarly on loan by his Government, were flown to Europe.

[2] The leader of the SPUP and Prime Minister France-Albert René, who denied knowing of the plan, was then sworn in as President and formed a new government.

[1][2] When approached by the insurgents, René was said to have accepted the Presidency on three conditions: that the safety of political individuals be guaranteed, that international agreements remain in force (including the one allowing the United States to maintain an AFSCF space tracking station in Mahé), and that elections be planned for 1978[2] (they were eventually held in 1979).

[3] A Proclamation by the coup leaders on June 13, 1977, suspended the Constitution and gave the power to make laws by decree to René.

Another Proclamation on June 28, 1977, revoked the Constitution and replaced it with one that eliminated the parliament and transferred all legislative powers to the President.