1976 Nigerian coup attempt

1979 coup attempt by Buka Suka Dimka September 2026 September 2026 1976 Nigerian coup d'état attempt 200px File:Location Nigeria AU Africa.svg February 13, 1976 Nigeria Coup fails. Murtala Mohammed is assassinated and succeeded by Olusegun Obasanjo. Nigeria Nigerian Military government Supreme Military Council (SMC) Flag of the Nigerian Armed Forces.svg Nigerian Armed Forces Armed Forces faction Murtala MohammedOlusegun Obasanjo Bukar Suka Dimka The 1976 Nigerian coup d'état attempt was a military coup attempt which took place in Nigeria on 13 February 1976https://www.nytimes.com/1976/02/16/archives/nigeria-a-coup-fails.html Nigeria: A Coup Fails 16 February 1976 The New York Times 14 July 2019 14 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190714024931/https://www.nytimes.com/1976/02/16/archives/nigeria-a-coup-fails.html live when a faction of Armed Forces officers, led by Lieutenant Colonel Bukar Suka Dimka, attempted to overthrow the government of General Murtala Mohammed (who himself took power in the 1975 coup d'état). thumb|left|Mercedes-Benz /8 in which Mohammed was assassinated; note bullet holes in the windshield. Displayed at the Nigerian National Museum in Lagos. Mohammed was assassinated in Lagos, along with his aide-de-camp Lieutenant Akintunde Akinsehinwa, when his car was ambushed in Ikoyi en route to the Dodan Barracks, by a group of soldiers led by Dimka.https://www.nytimes.com/1976/02/15/archives/nigeria-confirms-killing-of-leader-military-council-gives-post-to.html NIGERIA CONFIRMS KILLING OF LEADER 15 February 1976 The New York Times 14 July 2019 14 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190714025156/https://www.nytimes.com/1976/02/15/archives/nigeria-confirms-killing-of-leader-military-council-gives-post-to.html liveSiollun Max Oil, Politics and Violence: Nigeria's Military Coup Culture (1966–1976) 2009 Algora 9780875867090 193 In a planned broadcast to the nation, Dimka had cited corruption, indecision, arrest and detention without trial, weakness on the part of Mohammed and maladministration in general as the reasons for overthrowing the government. The coup attempt was crushed several hours later by government troops. After a three-week manhunt, Dimka was arrested near Abakaliki in southeastern Nigeria on 6 March 1976.https://www.nytimes.com/1976/03/07/archives/nigeria-arrests-leader-of-coup.html Nigeria Arrests Leader of Coup 7 March 1976 The New York Times 16 July 2019 16 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190716013352/https://www.nytimes.com/1976/03/07/archives/nigeria-arrests-leader-of-coup.html live Following a court martial, Dimka and another 6 co-conspirators were executed by firing squad on 15 May 1976.1976: Lt. Col. Bukar Dimka and six coup confederates http://www.executedtoday.com/2011/05/15/1976-lt-col-bukar-dimka-and-six-coup-confederates/ Executed Today 11 January 2015 19 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201219020631/https://www.executedtoday.com/2011/05/15/1976-lt-col-bukar-dimka-and-six-coup-confederates/ live General Mohammed was succeeded by Lieutenant General Olusegun Obasanjo as head of state. See also '76 (film), a Nigerian film by Izu Ojukwu set during the coup References Category:1976 in Nigeria Category:February 1976 in Africa Category:1970s coups d'état Category:1976 conflicts Category:Attempted coups d'état in Nigeria Category:Olusegun Obasanjo