Nigerian coup d'état of January 1966
GPTKB entity
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:coup_d'état
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Chukwuma_Aguiyi-Ironsi
|
| gptkbp:affects |
assassination of political leaders
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
political instability
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
Nigerian military officers
|
| gptkbp:caused_by |
ethnic tensions
economic challenges |
| gptkbp:consequences |
division among ethnic groups
|
| gptkbp:created |
gptkb:political_organization
gptkb:political_polarization military alliances military culture political factions military juntas military propaganda |
| gptkbp:date |
January 15, 1966
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| gptkbp:duration |
short-lived
|
| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Nigerian_Civil_War
July 1966 coup |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:post-colonial_Nigeria
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Nigerian coup d'état of January 1966
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Nigerian culture
Nigerian politics Nigerian media Nigerian civil society Nigerian military policy Nigerian foreign relations subsequent coups in Nigeria Nigerian history. |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Cold War dynamics
|
| gptkbp:inspired_by |
other African coups
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
international scrutiny
Nigerian political leaders |
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
violence
|
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:Nigerian_Army
political assassinations Nigerian business leaders Nigerian civil servants Nigerian diplomats Nigerian intellectuals Nigerian political elite Nigerian youth movements Nzeogwu's faction |
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
Nigerian politicians
|
| gptkbp:key_figures |
gptkb:Major_Chukwuma_Kaduna_Nzeogwu
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
increased military spending
human rights abuses military rule in Nigeria suspension of the constitution regional tensions ethnic conflicts increased nationalism increased political activism increased censorship |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Politician
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
establishment of a military government
|
| gptkbp:preceded_by |
political unrest
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:social_unrest economic reforms displacement of civilians loss of public trust in government military trials changes in governance disruption of education overthrow of the Nigerian government |
| gptkbp:significance |
first military coup in Nigeria
|
| gptkbp:sparked |
military interventions in Nigeria
|
| gptkbp:was_marked_by |
end of civilian rule
|