Oil, politics and violence : Nigeria's military coup culture (1966-1976) /

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"An insider traces the details of hope and ambition gone wrong in the Giant of Africa, Nigeria, Africa's most populous country. When it gained independence from Britain in 1960, hopes were high that, with mineral wealth and over 140 million people, the most educated workforce in Africa, Ni...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Siollun, Max
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Algora Pub., ©2009.
Temas:
Since 1900
Geschichte 1966-1976.
Coups d'état > Nigeria > History > 20th century.
Military government > Nigeria > History > 20th century.
Coups d'État > Nigeria > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Gouvernement militaire > Nigeria > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY.
Coups d'état
Military government
Politics and government
Politik
Putsch
Nigeria > Politics and government > 1960-
Nigeria > Politique et gouvernement > 1960-
Nigeria
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The pre-coup days: politics and crisis
  • The Nigerian army: the way things were
  • Soldiers and politics
  • Enter "The Five Majors"
  • From civilian to military rule: history in the making
  • A new type of government
  • The army implodes
  • The July rematch
  • Mutineers in power
  • The killing continues
  • Legacy of the 1966 coups
  • Aburi: the "Sovereign National Conference" that got away
  • Murtala Muhammed: human tempest
  • The post war years: civil and military discontent
  • Another army plot: another military government
  • Friday the 13th: the watershed coup of 1976
  • Crime and punishment.

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