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Murtala Ramat Muhammed GCFR ((listen ⓘ); 8 November 1938 – 13 February 1976) [3] [4] [5] was a Nigerian military officer and the fourth head of state of Nigeria. He led the 1966 Nigerian counter-coup in overthrowing the military regime of Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi and featured prominently during the Nigerian Civil War and thereafter ruled Nigeria from 29 July 1975 until his assassination on 13 ...
General Murtala Muhammed became head of state in Nigeria on 29 July 1975, when he assumed power after a coup that deposed General Yakubu Gowon. [1] On assuming office, he replaced the military governors of the twelve states that had been appointed by his predecessor.
The 1976 Nigerian coup d'état attempt was a military coup attempt which took place in Nigeria on 13 February 1976 [1] when a faction of Armed Forces officers, led by Lieutenant Colonel Bukar Suwa Dimka, attempted to overthrow the government of General Murtala Mohammed (who himself took power in the 1975 coup d'état).
He was replaced by Murtala Muhammed (in 1975) and Olusegun Obasanjo (in 1976) in successive coups. Following the 1983 coup d'état , Muhammadu Buhari created another Supreme Military Council that lasted until the 1985 coup d'état .
Mutallab served as a government minister under General Murtala Mohammed and General Olusegun Obasanjo between 1975 and 1978. [11] First as Federal Commissioner ( i.e. , Minister) of Economic Development (1975), [ 12 ] he was relieved of the position after the 1976 military coup d'état attempt that led to the death of General Murtala Mohammed ...
The soldier gets accused of being involved in the unsuccessful 1976 military coup and assassination of General Murtala Mohammed and the heavily pregnant wife gets entangled in an emotional dilemma. The historical account in ' 76 went through a seven-month approval period at the Nigerian Military before filming started.
Wing commander Muktar Muhammed played an active role in the coup that brought General Murtala Mohammed to power, and was appointed to the new Supreme Military Council on 30 July 1975. [4] He was appointed governor of Kaduna State in 1977, in which position he was promoted to Group Captain.
Muhammad ibn Munkadir (died 747),the son of an Arab father and an umm walad [1] also known as Ibn al-Munkadir or Muhammad al-Taymi, was a prominent tabi'i (plural: taba'een) and reciter of the Qur'an, who transmitted a number of hadith. [2] His masters were Jâbir Ibn Abd Allah, Anas Ibn Malik, Orwa Ibn az-Zubair, etc.