Murtala Ramat Muhammed;8 November 1938 –13 February 1976) was a Nigerian general and head of state,who led the 1966 Nigerian counter-coup in overthrowing the Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi military regime and featured prominently during the Nigerian Civil War and thereafter ruled Nigeria from 29 July 1975 until his assassination on 13 February 1976. This period in Nigerian history,from the Northern counter-coup victory to Murtala's death,is commonly associated with the institutionalization of the military in Nigerian politics.
Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Chukwuma "Kaduna" Nzeogwu was a Nigerian military officer who played a leading role in the 1966 Nigerian coup d'état,which overthrew the First Nigerian Republic.
Lieutenant Colonel Bukar Suwa Dimka was a Nigerian military officer who played a leading role in the 13 February 1976 abortive military coup against the government of General Murtala Ramat Muhammed. Dimka had also participated in the Nigerian counter-coup of 1966 which toppled the government of General Aguiyi Ironsi.
Hassan Usman Katsina,titled Chiroman Katsina,was a Nigerian general who was the last Governor of Northern Nigeria. He served as Chief of Army Staff during the Nigerian Civil War and later became the Deputy Chief of Staff,Supreme Headquarters.
David Akpode Ejoor RCDS,PSC,was a Nigerian military officer who served as Chief of Army Staff (COAS).
The 1966 Nigerian Counter-coup was the second of many military coups in Nigeria. It was masterminded by Lt. Colonel Murtala Muhammed and many other northern military officers. The coup began as a mutiny at roughly midnight of 28 July 1966 and was a reaction to the killings of Northern politicians and officers by some soldiers on 15 January 1966. The coup resulted in the murder of Nigeria's first military Head of State General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi and Lt Colonel Adekunle Fajuyi in Ibadan by disgruntled northern non-commissioned officers (NCOs). Upon the termination of Ironsi's government,Lt. Colonel Yakubu Gowon was appointed Head of State by the coup conspirators.
Ibrahim Taiwo was a Military Governor of Kwara State from July 1975 to February 1976 during the military regime of General Murtala Mohammed. He assisted in establishment of the University of Ilorin,which was founded by decree August,1975.
Colonel Anthony Aboki Ochefu was a Military Governor of East Central State from July 1975 to February 1976 during the military regime of General Murtala Mohammed.
Abba Kyari was a Nigerian military officer who served as governor of North-Central State,Nigeria after it was created from the Northern Region during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon.
Joseph Akahan was a Nigerian military officer and Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria) from May 1967 until May 1968,when he was killed in a helicopter crash during the Nigerian Civil War.
Victor Adebukunola Banjo was a colonel in the Nigerian Army. He fought in the Biafran Army during the Nigerian Civil War. Banjo was accused of being a coup plotter against Nigerian Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa by the government of Aguyi Ironsi. He was alleged to have staged a coup plot against Biafran President Odumegwu Ojukwu and was executed as a result. Ojukwu's first military judge stated that was not enough evidence to convict him of coup charges,but he was found guilty by a second military tribunal.
Sir Martin Le Quesne KCMG was a British diplomat,ambassador to Mali and Algeria and high commissioner to Nigeria.
Ibrahim Ahmed Bako was a senior officer in the Nigerian Army who played a principal role in two Nigerian military coups:the July 1966 counter-coup and the December 1983 coup. The 1983 coup ousted the democratic government of Shehu Shagari while the July 1966 coup ousted the military government of General Ironsi. Bako was killed during the December 1983 coup d'état.
Mohammed Shuwa was a Nigerian Major General and the first General Officer Commanding of the Nigerian Army's 1st Division. Shuwa commanded the Nigerian Army's 1st Division during the Nigerian Civil War. He was murdered in Maiduguri by suspected Boko Haram sect on 2 November 2012.
James Oluleye was a Nigerian Army major general who served as Federal Commissioner of Finance (1977–79),Federal Commissioner of Establishment and Service Matters (1975–77),and who commanded the Nigerian Army's 2nd Division from 1970 to 1975.
Christian Anuforo was a Nigerian Army major and one of the principal plotters of the 15 January 1966 coup,an event that derailed Nigeria's nascent democracy and introduced military rule to Nigeria.
Humphrey Chukwuka is a retired Nigerian Army Major,former Biafran Army Colonel,and one of the principal plotters of the January 15,1966 coup,an event that derailed Nigeria's nascent democracy and introduced military rule to Nigeria.
The 1975 Nigerian coup d'état was a bloodless military coup which took place in Nigeria on 29 July 1975 when a faction of junior Armed Forces officers overthrew General Yakubu Gowon. Colonel Joseph Nanven Garba announced the coup in a broadcast on Radio Nigeria. At the time of the coup,Gowon was attending the 12th Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Summit in Kampala,Uganda. The coup plotters appointed Brigadier Murtala Mohammed as head of state,and Brigadier Olusegun Obasanjo as his deputy. The coup was motivated by unhappiness of junior officers at the lack of progress Gowon had made in moving the country towards democratic rule,while Garba's role as an insider is credited with ensuring that the coup was bloodless.
The 1976 Nigerian coup d'état attempt was a military coup attempt which took place in Nigeria on 13 February 1976 when a faction of Armed Forces officers,led by Lieutenant Colonel Bukar Suwa Dimka,attempted to overthrow the government of General Murtala Mohammed.
Arthur Chinyelu Unegbe was a Nigerian military officer who was QuarterMaster-General,Army Headquarters,Lagos on January 15,1966,the day of Nigeria's first coup.
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