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Gideon Orkar coup attempt challenges Babangida
Major Gideon Orkar led a failed coup attempt against Babangida.
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1990
Gideon Orkar coup attempt challenges Babangida
Major Gideon Orkar led a failed coup attempt against Babangida.
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Major Gideon Orkar led a failed coup attempt against Babangida. The coup broadcast attacked northern domination and proposed excluding some northern states, making it unusually sectional.
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