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The Moment Gowon Received The News Of The Coup That Overthrew Him In OAU

Today in History. 45 years ago, on 29 July 1975: Gen. Yakubu Gowon, President of Nigeria, was in Kampala attending the OAU meeting when he heard–via one of his aides–that he had been ousted from office in a military coup.

Reuters captured the moment when Gowon was given the news.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfGF3HwSMrc

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