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