Historian Ed Keazor reflects on what happened during the 1966 military coups in Nigeria

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"The coup created a permanent rift in the Nigerian Army and within the Nigerian polity."

Historian Ed Keazor talks about: the two military coups that took place in 1966; who was involved in each of the coups and who was killed; the element of revenge by Northern army personnel; and the creation of a permanent rift in Nigeria in the army and the Nigerian polity.

May 27, 2016 by Editor

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