MURTALA RAMAT MUHAMMED (1938-1976)
By Nowa OmoiguiMurtala Muhammed was born in Kano on November 8, 1938 and attended Barewa College Zaria. In 1959, his coursemate cohort entered the Army. Initially ed...
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Murtala Muhammed was born in Kano on November 8, 1938 and attended Barewa College Zaria. In 1959, his coursemate cohort entered the Army. Initially ed...
Read moreINTRODUCTIONWhat is the Military Question?The military has an unrivaled capacity to project force. This makes it an important tool for asserting state...
Read moreRANKThe word rank originated in the 14th century., from the Old French word ranc. "Ranc" itself is of proto-germanic origin from the word khreng...
Read moreIntroduction: "Nigeria Gowon Kaput"In German, the word "kaput" means 'broken', 'utterly defeated', 'finished' or 'destroyed'.On Tuesday, July 29...
Read moreHow did General Yakubu Gowon lose grip? To understand how Gowon lost grip in 1975, we must consider many factors. His pre-military backgrou...
Read moreThe Nine Point Plan In October 1970, Gowon announced a six-year nine-point plan, which he said, must be accomplished “before the government of ...
Read moreGowon’s Transition: Options for demilitarization.Shortly after Gowon’s announcement in 1970 that he planned to hand over in 1976, an internal deba...
Read moreCorruption As previously noted, although Gowon was not personally corrupt, some persons in his regime allegedly engaged in corrupt practices. &nb...
Read more“If you want to stop a coup, remove the cause.”Back in September 1974, Brigadier Murtala Mohammed had quipped that if Gowon wanted to prevent a co...
Read more“DOVERIAI NO PROVERIAI.”Military regimes are, as the saying goes, inherently unstable. It is for good reason, therefore, that the Russians h...
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