Gideon Orkar
(1952-1990)
Nigerian military
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Major Gideon Gwaza Orkar (October 4 1952 - July 27 1990) was a Nigerian military officer who staged a violent coup against the government of General Ibrahim Babangida on April 22, 1990. Orkar and his conspirators seized the FRCN radio station, various military posts around Lagos and the Dodan Barracks, Lagos, the military headquarters and presidential residence. Babangida was present when the barracks were attacked but managed to escape by a back route.
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4 October 1952
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| Died |
27 July 1990 (aged 37)
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| Zodiac | Libra |
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