Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
The Nigerian Civil War (Effects/Aftermath (Lives Costed (100,000 military…
The Nigerian Civil War
Causes
-
Military Coups
January 15, 1966: General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (Igbo and head of Nigerian Army) took power
July 29, 1966: Lt. Col Murtala Mohammed and Lt. Col Yokubu Gowon (Northerners) led a counter-coup
Effects/Aftermath
Lives Costed
100,000 military casualties
500,000 civilian deaths from starvation
-
-
-
Systems Broken Down
-
-
Trust
-
-
Corrupted, power-hungry leaders
-