July 1966Landmark
Counter-coup kills Ironsi and brings Gowon to power
Northern officers led a counter-coup in which Ironsi and others were killed; Yakubu Gowon emerged as head of state.
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July 1966
Counter-coup kills Ironsi and brings Gowon to power
Northern officers led a counter-coup in which Ironsi and others were killed; Yakubu Gowon emerged as head of state.
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What happened
Northern officers led a counter-coup in which Ironsi and others were killed; Yakubu Gowon emerged as head of state. The counter-coup deepened ethnic military division and accelerated the chain of events leading to civil war.
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