The 1990 Nigerian coup d'état attempt was a military coup attempt which took place in Nigeria on 22 April 1990 when a faction of Armed Forces officers, led by Major Gideon Orkar, attempted to overthrow the government of General Ibrahim Babangida (who …

2020年4月25日 · According to Major Gideon Orkar in his speech, persistent corruption, maladministration of Nigeria’s economy, the assassination of Dele Giwa, the execution of Major-General Mamman Vatsa, and other officers on an attempted coup and other violations of human rights led to the April 22, 1990, coup.

Major Gideon Gwaza Orkar (October 4, 1952 – July 27, 1990) was a Nigerian military officer who staged an attempted violent coup against the government of General Ibrahim Babangida on April 22, 1990.

2020年4月22日 · Nyiam and Mukoro fled the country after the coup failed. In July same year, Orkar and 41 others were convicted for treason and executed by firing squad. Nine other defendants were jailed while 31...

2020年4月27日 · On Sunday, April 22, 1990, about five years into Babangida’s bloody rule, a junior soldier, Major Gideon Orkar, led the most audacious coup in the annals of the country by attempting to oust the...

Was Sani Abacha Nigeria's Most Brutal Head of State? A little while before morning on Sunday, April 22, 1990, a certain junior officer in the Nigerian Army, Major Gideon Orkar made a radio...

An account of the heavy-handed reaction from the military government of general Ibrahim Babangida to the failed Orkar coup of 1990.

Major Gideon Orkar Coup was one of the coup leaders and masterminds of April, 22, 1990, Though, he and his team did not succeed, however, their action shook the administration of General...

2006年7月1日 · We wish to emphasise that this is not just another coup but a well conceived, planned and executed revolution for the marginalised, oppressed and enslaved peoples of the Middle Belt and the south with a view to freeing ourselves and children yet unborn from eternal slavery and colonisation by a clique of this country.

2020年4月22日 · We wish to emphasize that this is not just another coup but a well-conceived,­­ planned and executed revolution for the marginalized, oppressed and enslaved peoples of the Middle Belt and the...