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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]
August 1 – 1982 Kenyan coup d'état attempt. [1] The attempt took place during the political administration of Daniel arap Moi. SoNy Sugar F.C. established; Births
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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 ...
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 ...
At least three Americans were involved in a foiled coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo last week that left six dead and dozens of others arrested.
After the 1982 coup d'état attempt, Hezekiah Ochuka, Pancras Oteyo Okumu and two other masterminds of the coup were convicted of treason, sentenced to death and subsequently hanged in July 1987. They were the last people executed in Kenya to date. [6] In 2010, the Court of Appeal repealed the mandatory death sentence for murder in Mutiso v.