1966 Nigerian counter-coup (July)
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
revolutionary
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| gptkbp:cause |
Ethnic tensions
Retaliation for January 1966 coup |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Nigeria
|
| gptkbp:date |
July 28-29, 1966
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Nigerian_Civil_War
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1966 Nigerian counter-coup (July)
|
| gptkbp:keyFigure |
gptkb:Murtala_Mohammed
gptkb:Theophilus_Danjuma gptkb:Yakubu_Gowon gptkb:Johnson_Aguiyi-Ironsi |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Nigeria
|
| gptkbp:participants |
Nigerian Army officers
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:1966_Nigerian_coup_d'état_(January)
|
| gptkbp:result |
Overthrow of General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
Yakubu Gowon becomes Head of State |
| gptkbp:significance |
Escalated ethnic violence
Led to Biafra secession |
| gptkbp:victim |
gptkb:Francis_Adekunle_Fajuyi
gptkb:Johnson_Aguiyi-Ironsi |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:1966_Nigerian_coups_d'état
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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