Contemporary era · 1966
1966 Nigerian coup d'état
On 15 January 1966, soldiers led by Kaduna Nzeogwu and four others carried out a military putsch, killing 22 people, including Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa and Northern Premier Ahmadu Bello, many senior politicians, senior Army officers and their wives, and sentinels on protective duty.
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- When
- 15 Jan 1966 – 16 Jan 1966
- Where
- Nigeria
- Era
- Contemporary
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