1993 Nigerian coup d'état

Military coup August 2026 1993 Nigerian coup d'état 200px File:Location Nigeria AU Africa.svg November 17, 1993 Nigeria Coup succeeds. Ernest Shonekan is forced to resign by Defence Minister Sani Abacha. Nigeria Interim government Flag of the Nigerian Armed Forces.svg Nigerian Armed Forces Armed Forces Ernest Shonekan Sani Abacha Third Nigerian Republic The 1993 Nigerian coup d'état was a bloodless military coup which took place in Nigeria on 17 November 1993https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/18/world/nigerian-military-leader-ousts-interim-president.html Nigerian Military Leader Ousts Interim President 18 November 1993 The New York Times 11 July 2019 when the Armed Forces, headed by Defence Minister General Sani Abacha, forced Interim President Chief Ernest Shonekan to resign. Nigeria's Third Republic: The Problems and Prospects of Political Transition to Civil Rule. https://books.google.com/books?id=CcXAqV4Ho04C Nova Publishers 1998-01-01 9781560725800 en Bamidele A. Ojo Shonekan assumed the interim presidency on 26 August 1993, succeeding General Ibrahim Babangida as head of state, in the aftermath of Babangida's annulment of the 12 June 1993 presidential election. Campbell Ian Nigeria's Failed Transition: The 1993 Presidential Election Journal of Contemporary African Studies 1994 179–199Nigerian Military Rulers Annul Election Kenneth B. Noble June 24, 1993 New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/24/world/nigerian-military-rulers-annul-election.html In a nationwide broadcast following the coup, Abacha cited the stagnant nature of Shonekan's government, and his inability to manage the democratic process in the country as a cause of his resignation. In September 1994, Abacha issued a decree that placed his government above the jurisdiction of the courts, effectively giving him absolute power. Another decree gave him the right to detain anyone for up to three months.https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/07/world/nigerian-military-ruler-assumes-absolute-power.html Nigerian Military Ruler Assumes Absolute Power 7 September 1994 AP The New York Times Abacha stayed in power until his death on 8 June 1998 at the presidential complex (Aso Villa) in Abuja.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/109265.stm BBC News – Nigeria – Abacha dies at 54 bbc.co.ukGeneral Sani Abacha Profile http://www.africa-confidential.com/whos-who-profile/id/2651/ Africa Confidential 19 June 2012 He was succeeded by the Chief of the Defence Staff Major General Abdulsalami Abubakar as head of state. References Category:Coups d'état in Nigeria Category:1993 in Nigeria Category:November 1993 in Nigeria Category:1990s coups d'état Category:1993 conflicts