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ThrowBack Thursday: The Murtala Muhammed’s Coup of 1975
April 19, 2022
The Nigeria-Biafran War had just ended 5 years earlier before the 1975 coup. The coup was indirectly instigated by one of the firebrand officers – General Murtala Mohammed – who helped General Yakubu Gowon himself achieve a successful counter-coup back in July 1966. Years down the line, it appeared to the impatient military brass … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: The Murtala Muhammed’s Coup of 1975
By adedoyin
