Why Buhari Grabbed Power in Nigeria in 1983

On the morning of 31 December 1983, Nigerians awoke to learn that the Second Republic of Shehu Shagari had been replaced, during the preceding night, by a new Federal Military Government, the fourth since independence.

The leader of the coup d'état was Major General Muhammadu Buhari, the outgoing current president of Nigeria...

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Sources:

Class, Party Politics and the 1983 Coup in Nigeria, by Augustine Udo

The Dikko Affair and Anglo-Nigerian Relations Author(s): Adeoye Akinsanya

GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI AND NIGERIAN POLITICS, Bukola Oyeniyi

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