1976 Nigerian coup d'état attempt
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 Buka Suka Dimka, attempted to overthrow the government of General Murtala Mohammed (who himself took power in the 1975 coup d'état). After a three-week manhunt, Dimka was arrested near Abakaliki in southeastern Nigeria on 6 March 1976. Following a court martial, Dimka and another 6 co-conspirators were executed by firing squad on 15 May 1976.
1975 Nigerian coup d'étatBaba Gana KingibeIbrahim BabangidaIbrahim Jalo WaziriList of heads of state of NigeriaList of traditional titles borne by the Heads of State of NigeriaList of wars involving NigeriaMuhammadu_BuhariMurtala MuhammedNigeriaNigerian_military_juntasOlusegun_ObasanjoShehu Musa Yar'AduaSupreme Military Council of Nigeria (1966–1979)Umaru MutallabUmaru Sanda Ndayako
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1976 Nigerian coup d'état attempt
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 Buka Suka Dimka, attempted to overthrow the government of General Murtala Mohammed (who himself took power in the 1975 coup d'état). After a three-week manhunt, Dimka was arrested near Abakaliki in southeastern Nigeria on 6 March 1976. Following a court martial, Dimka and another 6 co-conspirators were executed by firing squad on 15 May 1976.
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*Murtala Mohammedis assassinated and succeeded byOlusegun Obasanjo.
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* Murtala Mohammed is assassinated and succeeded by Olusegun Obasanjo.
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