A History of Military Coups in Nigeria

Within 10 years, that is from January 16, 1966, to February 13, 1976, Nigeria experienced four military coups. Three of them were bloody. Only one was bloodless.

This episode aims to look at the history of military coups in Nigeria from January 15, 1966, to the return of Democracy on May 29, 1999.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro

00:56 January 15, 1966, Military Coup

05:26 July 29, 1966, Military Coup

07:08 July 29, 1975, Military Coup

09:14 February 13, 1976, Military Coup

12:51 December 31, 1983, Military Coup

15:25 August 27, 1985, Military Coup

17:26 Mamman Vatsa’s 1986 Trial

18:55 April 22, 1990, Gideon Orkar Coup

20:54 The Abacha Years

24:49 The Birth of the Fourth Republic

26:30 Next Episode

[ItzKingJeff]

at 16:15 Mark, who is that Major General on the right of IBB?

[SHWwolf]

Chris unegbe is an igbo man killed in the first coup.. Adewale Ademoyega one of the first coup plotters from youruba said in his book "why we struck chapter 3 page 35 eish".. The main objective of the coup was to release awolowo and make him the President .. So don't blame igbos people for the first coup, they did what a patriotic Nigerian would have done ..

Since people called for a revolution to end corruption akintola and Co imposed on Nigeria ..

[jay-n_]

Excuse me, could you please tell me where you got that rare image of Nzeogwu standing behind Ironsi and in front of Ojukwu? Thank you.

[HappinessOnyinye-bx]

Col. Authur chinyere Unegbe from Ozubulu Anambra state

[christopheronyeugbo]

Looking at what we are seeing in Nigeria now, it would have been better for the ibo officers to leave Yoruba officers to do the job of restoring Awolowo. I blame them for being over patriotic. The slaughter of ibos in the north that led to the civil war wouldn't have happened. Is a lesson for everyone.

[kelechukwuanozyk]

The military was brutal.
A lot of horrible things have happened in Nigeria especially during the military

[bashirtahir]

Sentiment sentiment alwes & everywia

[adesege]

No Igbo man was killed in that first coup and that is the problem of Nigeria till date. Leaving the politicians then, Nigeria would have been great now

[JosephMusonda-jb]

Soldiers got power out of greed. To amass wealth that's all.Should have left the civilian government in 1966.

[christopheronyeugbo]

I read that one Col Arthur Unegbe an ibo man was killed in Lagos. Who is saying that no ibo man was killed

[AbdulkareemUmar-ej]

This video is entertaining but the narrator needs to go on further studies on how to become a full narrator because the way he narrates seems not quite entertaining. In terms of calling out date in calendar, One is not being said but First I think is the best pronunciation. Thank you

[franklinchinasi]

That January 15, 1966 coup began the political destruction of Nigeria. If Acting President Nwafor Orizu had called Dipcharima (the deputy leader of the NPC-led federal government) to form a new government, Nigeria would be in a much better political situation today. It would have even discouraged future coup plotters.

[ighoefevoghor]

Gowon created twelve and not twenty states

[qadarsaeed]

Nigeria is great country and super power with in the continent of Africa

[austinenwokejiezi]

Why expose your ignorance. Is Col Chris Unegbe who was killed in that coup from heaven? Was he not an Igbo man? The fact is that the mutiny of July 1966 was uncalled for.

[alabasofowora]

Obasanjo gave nigeria to an ignorant Shagari. That is the begning of Nigeria falieur.

[austinenwokejiezi]

Why expose your ignorance. Is Col Chris Unegbe who was killed in that coup from heaven? Was he not an Igbo man? The fact is that the mutiny of July 1966 was uncalled for.