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Gideon Orkar coup attempt
An attempted coup against Babangida included a controversial broadcast seeking to excise several northern states from Nigeria.
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1990
Gideon Orkar coup attempt
An attempted coup against Babangida included a controversial broadcast seeking to excise several northern states from Nigeria.
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An attempted coup against Babangida included a controversial broadcast seeking to excise several northern states from Nigeria. It matters because it exposed how deeply regional resentment and federal legitimacy questions remained alive.
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