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1966 Nigerian counter-coup

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1966 Nigerian counter-coup
Date28 July – 1 August 1966
Location
Nigeria
Result

Coup successful

Belligerents
 Supreme Military Council of Nigeria
Northern Army Officers
Commanders and leaders
Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi †
Adekunle Fajuyi †		 Murtala Muhammed
Joseph Akahan
Theophilus Danjuma
Martin Adamu
Strength
unknown unknown
Casualties and losses
300 dead[1] none[2]

The 1966 Nigerian counter-coup (also known as the "July Rematch") was the second of many military Coups in Nigeria. It was masterminded by Lt. Colonel Murtala Muhammed[4] and many northern military officers. The coup began as a mutiny at roughly midnight on 28 July 1966[5] and was a reaction to the killings of Northern politicians and officers by some soldiers on 15 January 1966 (see 1966 Nigerian coup d'état). The July mutiny/counter coup resulted in the murder of Nigeria's first military Head of State General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi and Lt Colonel Adekunle Fajuyi (who was hosting a visiting Aguiyi-Ironsi) in Ibadan by disgruntled northern non-commissioned officers (NCOs).[6] Upon the termination of Ironsi's government, Lt. Colonel Yakubu Gowon was appointed Head of State by the coup conspirators.

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Reasons for the counter-coup

According to historian Max Siollun northern soldiers had a list of grievances[7] following the aborted 15 January 1966, coup which led to the planning of the counter-coup. A list of their grievances were:

  • The murder of northern civilian leaders and military officers in the aborted 15 January 1966, coup d'etat
  • The 15 January 1966, coup conspirators (mostly Majors) had not been tried for treason and were being paid while in detention.
  • The passage of the Unification Decree.
  • Rumors of an "Igbo coup" to eliminate northern soldiers.
  • The promotion of several Igbo Majors to Lt. Colonel.
  • Rumors of General Aguiyi-Ironsi's ethnic favoritism toward Igbos.
  • Plans to swap the 1st and 4th battalions and plans to rotate the military governors of the different regions.

Coup participants

The principal coup plotters are listed below:[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Baxter, Peter (2015). Biafra : the Nigerian Civil War, 1967-1970. Solihull, West Midlands, England: Helion. p. 15. ISBN 9781909982369. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b Siollun, Max (2009). Oil, Politics and Violence: Nigeria's Military Coup Culture (1966-1976). Algora. p. 148. ISBN 9780875867090.
  3. ^ Metz, Helen. "The 1966 Soups, Civil War, and Gowon's Government". Country Studies. Country Studies/Area Handbook Series. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. ^ Siollun, Max (2009). Oil, Politics and Violence: Nigeria's Military Soup Culture (1966-1976). Algora. pp. 98–102. ISBN 9780875867090.
  5. ^ Joe Garba- A Revolution in Nigeria, another view
  6. ^ Siollun, Max (2009). Oil, Politics and Violence: Nigeria's Military Coup Culture (1966-1976). Algora. p. 110. ISBN 9780875867090.
  7. ^ Siollun, Max (2009). Oil, Politics and Violence: Nigeria's Military Coup Culture (1966 - 1976). Algora. p. 97. ISBN 9780875867090.
  8. ^ Siollun, Max (2009). Oil, Politics and Violence: Nigeria's Military Coup Culture (1966 - 1976). Algora. pp. 245–248. ISBN 9780875867090.


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