October 1965Significant
Western Region election crisis and "Operation Wetie"
The Western Region election was widely denounced by opponents, and violence followed through arson, thuggery, and political reprisals remembered as "Operation Wetie." The west's…
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October 1965
Western Region election crisis and "Operation Wetie"
The Western Region election was widely denounced by opponents, and violence followed through arson, thuggery, and political reprisals remembered as "Operation Wetie." The west's…
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The Western Region election was widely denounced by opponents, and violence followed through arson, thuggery, and political reprisals remembered as "Operation Wetie." The west's collapse of order became one of the immediate contexts for the January 1966 coup.