Murtala Muhammed
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Murtala Ramat Muhammed was a Nigerian military officer and the fourth head of state of Nigeria. He led the 1966 Nigerian counter-coup in overthrowing the military regime of Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi and f
Murtala Mohammed
Car in which Murtala Muhammed was assassinated
State car in which General Murtala Mohammed was assassinated
Yakubu Gowon
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Yakubu Dan'juma "Jack" Gowon is a Nigerian general and statesman who served as the military head of state of Nigeria from 1966 to 1975.
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…empowering him to lead the mutiny of the night of 29 July 1966 in Abeokuta. Murtala was briefly considered as Supreme Commander before the appointment of Yakubu Gowon. During the war, he commanded Nigeria's Second Infantry Division which committed the Asaba massacre and was responsible for the death of civilians and…
Gowon in 1970
As a soldier
Gowon in 2007