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Military Rebellion of July 29, 1975: The Coup Against Gowon - PART 1

By Nowa Omoigui

Introduction:  "Nigeria Gowon Kaput"In German, the word "kaput" means 'broken', 'utterly defeated', 'finished' or 'destroyed'.On Tuesday, July 29...

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Military Rebellion of July 29, 1975: The Coup Against Gowon - Part 2

By Nowa Omoigui

How did General Yakubu Gowon lose grip? To understand how Gowon lost grip in 1975, we must consider many factors.  His pre-military backgrou...

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Military Rebellion of July 29, 1975: The Coup Against Gowon - Part 3

By Nowa Omoigui

The Nine Point Plan In October 1970, Gowon announced a six-year nine-point plan, which he said, must be accomplished “before the government of ...

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Military Rebellion of July 29, 1975: The Coup Against Gowon - Part 4

By Nowa Omoigui

Gowon’s Transition: Options for demilitarization.Shortly after Gowon’s announcement in 1970 that he planned to hand over in 1976, an internal deba...

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Military Rebellion of July 29, 1975: The coup against Gowon - Part 5

By Nowa Omoigui

Corruption As previously noted, although Gowon was not personally corrupt, some persons in his regime allegedly engaged in corrupt practices. &nb...

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Military Rebellion of July 29, 1975: The coup against Gowon - Part 6

By Nowa Omoigui

Another important factor – in the view of some - was the replacement of then Brigadier (later Major General) Hassan Katsina as Chief of Staff (Army)...

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Military Rebellion of July 29, 1975: The coup against Gowon - Part 7

By Nowa Omoigui

“If you want to stop a coup, remove the cause.”Back in September 1974, Brigadier Murtala Mohammed had quipped that if Gowon wanted to prevent a co...

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Military Rebellion of July 29, 1975: The coup against Gowon - Part 8

By Nowa Omoigui

“DOVERIAI NO PROVERIAI.”Military regimes are, as the saying goes, inherently unstable.  It is for good reason, therefore, that the Russians h...

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Military Rebellion of July 29, 1975: The coup against Gowon - Part 9

By Nowa Omoigui

Day Break, Tuesday July 29, 1975IN KAMPALA “Abinde mu ka jin soro, ya faru agida” By time zone, Kampala in Uganda is two hours ahead of ...

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Military Rebellion of July 29, 1975: The Coup Against Gowon - Epilogue

By Nowa Omoigui

FROM KAMPALA TO LOME TO LONDON AND BACK TO NIGERIAIt is my expectation that General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) will publish his memoirs some day.  When t...

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