What the records say
- When
- 17 Nov 1993
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 9.06° N, 7.49° E
- Description
- Military coup
1993 Nigerian coup d'état
Military coup
The 1993 Nigerian coup d'état was a bloodless military coup which took place in Nigeria on 17 November 1993 when the Armed Forces, headed by Defence Minister General Sani Abacha, forced Interim President Chief Ernest Shonekan to resign.
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- Wikidata: treaties and coupsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Cline Center Coup d’État Project v2.2.2Cline Center for Advanced Social Research, University of Illinois · names it “Coup in Nigeria”Creative Commons Attribution 4.0