Nigerian Counter-Coup of 1966
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A mutiny
by Northern Nigeria
n soldiers that started at roughly mid-night on July 28 1966.
A reaction against the killings of Northern politicians and Officers by Igbo soldiers on January 15, 1966, it resulted in the assassination of some of the conspirators of the January 15th killings and the appointment of Yakubu Gowon
as Head of State.
Mutiny
Mutiny is a conspiracy among members of a group of similarly situated individuals to openly oppose, change or overthrow an authority to which they are subject...
by Northern Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n soldiers that started at roughly mid-night on July 28 1966.
A reaction against the killings of Northern politicians and Officers by Igbo soldiers on January 15, 1966, it resulted in the assassination of some of the conspirators of the January 15th killings and the appointment of Yakubu Gowon
Yakubu Gowon
General Yakubu "Jack" Dan-Yumma Gowon was the head of state of Nigeria from 1966 to 1975. He took power after one military coup d'etat and was overthrown in another...
as Head of State.