16 Jan 1966Event
Ironsi assumes federal military authority
Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi took control after the coup collapsed into military rule.
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16 Jan 1966
Ironsi assumes federal military authority
Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi took control after the coup collapsed into military rule.
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Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi took control after the coup collapsed into military rule. The new government suspended key civilian institutions.
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