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Gen. Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi Wages 1st Coup In Nigeria On This Day In 1966

Gen. Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi Wages 1st Coup In Nigeria On This Day In 1966

Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi was a Nigerian soldier who led the first military coup in the African nation on this day in 1966. Aguiyi-Ironsi served as Head of State for a few months before he was overthrown and assassinated by army troops. SEE ALSO: Nigerians Need To Look In the Mirror, If We Wish To…

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