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Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi GCFR MVO MBE (3 March 1924 – 29 July 1966) was a Nigerian general who was the first military head of state of Nigeria. He was appointed to head the country after the 15 January 1966 military coup.
Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, but his plan to abolish the regions and impose a unitary government met with anti-Igbo riots in the north. The military intervention worsened the political situation, as the army itself split along ethnic lines, its officers clashed over power, and the instigators and…
Mar 17, 2022 · The Africa Report.com explores how the assassination of the first military Head of State, Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, in 1966 paved the way for the dominance of northern elites in Nigeria. The article examines the causes, consequences and controversies of the coup that ousted Aguiyi-Ironsi and his Igbo allies.
Jan 29, 2023 · Colonel Sani Bello, Aide-De-Camp (ADC) to General Johnson Aguiyi- Ironsi, first Military Head of State of Nigeria, has narrated how he escaped death on July 29, 1966, the day of the bloody counter-coup that overthrew the government of Aguiyi- Ironsi.
The General Officer Commanding the Nigerian Army, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, was falsely accused of having been compelled to take control of the government of a country in upheaval, inadvertently putting Nigeria's nascent democracy on hold which was a false alarm.
- 15-16 January 1966
- Nigeria
Jan 16, 2015 · Learn about the life and legacy of Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, who led the first coup in Nigeria in 1966 and became the Head of State. Find out how he rose to power, faced ethnic tensions, and was overthrown and killed by a counter-coup.
Jan 15, 2016 · Army commander Major-General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, an Igbo, suppressed the coup, but seized power himself. Northerners interpreted the coup as an Igbo-led conspiracy to subjugate the north and...
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