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The 1982 Kenyan coup attempt was a failed attempt to overthrow President Daniel arap Moi's government on 1 August. Led by Kenya Air Force private Hezekiah Ochuka, the coup saw the rebels seize several air bases as well as the headquarters of state radio before they were retaken by government forces, resulting in the coup's failure.
Hezekiah Rabala Ochuka (23 July 1953 – 9 July 1987) was a Senior Private in the Kenya Air Force, who claimed to have ruled Kenya for about six hours after attempting a coup against president Daniel arap Moi. [1] Ochuka was the centre of the 1982 attempted coup, which then-president Daniel arap Moi defeated in less than a day. [2]
Other events of 1982; Timeline of Kenyan history; The following lists events that happened during 1982 in Kenya. ... August 1 – 1982 Kenyan coup d'état attempt. [1]
Moi introduced Amendment Act, Number 7 of 1982 to parliament, which introduced Section 2(A) transforming the country into a de jure one-party state by introducing the detention laws which had been suspended in 1978. On 1 August 1982, a group of Kenya Air Force officers attempted a military coup to overthrow Moi's presidency. The attempt was ...
In 1967, he went to the British Broadcasting Corporation in London for one year of journalist training. [ 12 ] In 1982, in an attempted coup to overthrow the then president Daniel arap Moi , led by a Kenya Air Force private, Hezekiah Ochuka, Mbotela was captured and forced to announce on live television that the country was under military ...
KINSHASA (Reuters) -The leader of an attempted coup on Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been killed and some 50 people including three American citizens arrested, a spokesman ...
On 1 August 1982, Mohamed commanded Kenyan military and police forces in a successful suppression of a coup d'état attempt against then President of Kenya Daniel arap Moi. [5] The putsch had been staged by a group of low-ranking military officers led by Senior Private Hezekiah Ochuka , who was later found guilty of five overt acts and ...
A spokesperson for the Congo army said three Americans from Utah were detained following the foiled coup on May 19. 3 Americans accused of involvement in Congo coup attempt. Here's what we know ...