13 Feb 1976Event
Murtala Muhammed assassinated
Murtala was killed in Lagos during a failed coup attempt led by officers opposed to his regime.
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13 Feb 1976
Murtala Muhammed assassinated
Murtala was killed in Lagos during a failed coup attempt led by officers opposed to his regime.
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Murtala was killed in Lagos during a failed coup attempt led by officers opposed to his regime. The assassination came barely seven months after he took power.
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