Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa BalewaJanuary 1966
Assassinated by a conspiracy of predominantly Ibo officers from Eastern Nigeria
Nigeria · Government / Government of Nigeria. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Assassinated by a conspiracy of predominantly Ibo officers from Eastern Nigeria
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