Everything about Nigerian Military Juntas Of 1966-1979 And 1983-1998 totally explained
The two
Nigerian Military Juntas of 1966-1979 and 1983-1998 were a pair of
military dictatorships in the
African country of
Nigeria that were led by the
Nigerian Military, having a chairman or president in charge.
Overview
The first one began on
January 16,
1966, when Major-General
Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi overthrew current president
Nnamdi Azikiwe in a
coup d'état, and declared himself
Head of the Federal Military Government of Nigeria. Aguiyi-Ironisi was then overthrown and murdered in a coup the same year by
General Yakubu Gowon, who held power for nine years until he was overthrown in a bloodless coup by a group of soldiers that wanted to return civilian rule to Nigeria.
Brigadier (later General)
Murtala Mohammed, who succeeded General Gowon, wasn't directly involved in this coup, but did help round up soldiers for the coup. A year later, Mohammed was overthrown in a violent coup, and
Olusẹgun Ọbasanjọ then succeeded Mohammed. Three years later, in
1979, Ọbasanjọ handed power down to
Shehu Shagari, who ended the military regime, and installed a second Nigerian republic.
Shagari, however, was overthrown in a bloodless coup, and succeeded by
Muhammadu Buhari, who was appointed
Chairman of the Supreme Military Council of Nigeria and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces by the junta. Buhari ruled for two years until he was overthrown by General
Ibrahim Babangida, who appointed himself with the position of
President of the Armed Forces Ruling Council of Nigeria. Babangida promised a return of democracy when he seized power, which barely took place during the Babangida regime. He ruled Nigeria for eight years until he temporarily handed power to the interim head of state
Ernest Shonekan, being part of his promise to return democracy. Two months later, however, Shonekan was overthrown by General
Sani Abacha, with President Babangida conveniently involved with a visit to
Egypt. Abacha appointed himself
Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council of Nigeria, and established what was widely considered to be one of the most corrupt dictatorships in Nigerian history. After Abacha's death in
1998, General
Abdulsalami Abubakar took over, and ruled for one year until Olusẹgun Ọbasanjọ again became head of state (via an election), and ended the junta. Olusegun Obasanjo ruled for 8years till 2007 and then passed it down to another democratically elected president Yaradua who is currently ruling Nigeria
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