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The Nigerian counter-coup of 1966, or the so called "July Rematch", was the second of many military coups in Nigeria. It was masterminded by Lt Colonel Murtala Muhammed and many northern military officers. The coup started out as a mutiny at roughly mid-night on July 28, 1966〔Joe Garba- A Revolution in Nigeria, another view〕 and was a reaction to the killings of Northern politicians and Officers by mostly Igbo soldiers on January 15, 1966. The July mutiny/counter coup resulted in the murder of Nigeria's 1st military Head of State General Aguiyi Ironsi and Lt Colonel Adekunle Fajuyi (who was hosting a visiting Ironsi) in Ibadan by angry northern Non Commissioned Officers (NCOs). Upon the termination of Ironsi's government, Lt Colonel Yakubu Gowon was appointed Head of State by the July 1966 coup conspirators. ==Reasons for the counter-coup== According to historian Max Siollun northern soldiers had a list of grievances following the aborted January 15, 1966 coup which led to the planning of the counter-coup. A list of their grievances were: * The murder of northern military and civilian leaders in the aborted January 15, 1966 coup * The January 15, 1966 coup conspirators (mostly Majors) had not been tried for treason and were being paid while in detention * The passage of the Unification Decree * Rumors of an "Igbo coup" to eliminate northern soldiers * The promotion of several Igbo Majors to Lt Colonel * Rumors of General Ironsi's ethnic favoritism toward Igbos * Plans to swap the 1st and 4th battalions and plans to rotate the military governors of the different regions 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1966 Nigerian counter-coup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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