Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi: Did the General Deserve to Die?
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As of the time the
As of the time the officers who carried out Nigeria’s first military coup d’état stopped firing, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi was the only senior officer of the Nigerian Army High Command who was still alive as of the morning of January 15, 1966.
The General had survived the bloody coup by outwitting his killers. Not only did he escape death, but he also rallied some troops loyal to him and subsequently crushed the coup.
However, Aguiyi-Ironsi would later be killed in a horrible manner six months later in another coup d’état on July 29, 1966. #HistoryVille
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Video Credits: Nigeria History Channel, Adeyinka Makinde, Videvo.net
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:50 Aguiyi-Ironsi: An Early Life
02:25 Life in the Nigerian Army
04:28 How Ironsi became Nigeria’s First Army Chief
06:56 Nigeria’s First Military Coup D’état
10:08 How Major-General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi Escaped Death in the January 1966 Coup D'etat
12:43 Ironsi as Nigeria’s First Military Head of State
14:01 The July Northern Counter-Coup and Ironsi’s death
15:45 Next Video
The General had survived the bloody coup by outwitting his killers. Not only did he escape death, but he also rallied some troops loyal to him and subsequently crushed the coup.
However, Aguiyi-Ironsi would later be killed in a horrible manner six months later in another coup d’état on July 29, 1966. #HistoryVille
Join this channel to become a member: https://www.youtube.com/HistoryVille/...
Get Ayomide Akinbode's latest historical novels on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ayomide-Akinbo... and Okadabooks: https://okadabooks.com/user/AyoAkinbode
Subscribe to HistoryVille: https://www.youtube.com/HistoryVille?...
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Follow us on Social Media:
Instagram: Instagram: historyville
Twitter: Twitter: HistoryVille
LinkedIn: LinkedIn: historyville
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For interesting historical articles visit:
https://www.thehistoryville.com
Video Credits: Nigeria History Channel, Adeyinka Makinde, Videvo.net
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:50 Aguiyi-Ironsi: An Early Life
02:25 Life in the Nigerian Army
04:28 How Ironsi became Nigeria’s First Army Chief
06:56 Nigeria’s First Military Coup D’état
10:08 How Major-General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi Escaped Death in the January 1966 Coup D'etat
12:43 Ironsi as Nigeria’s First Military Head of State
14:01 The July Northern Counter-Coup and Ironsi’s death
15:45 Next Video
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