What the records say
- When
- 29 Jul 1975
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 9.06° N, 7.49° E
- Description
- 1975 coup in Nigeria led by General Yakubu Gowon
1975 Nigerian coup d'état
1975 coup in Nigeria against General Yakubu Gowon
The 1975 Nigerian coup d'état was a bloodless military coup which took place in Nigeria on 29 July 1975 when a faction of junior Armed Forces officers overthrew General Yakubu Gowon. Colonel Joseph Nanven Garba announced the coup in a broadcast on Radio Nigeria. At the time of the coup, Gowon was attending the 12th Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Summit in Kampala, Uganda.
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