A Facebook Debate
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Initiated by Ikhide Ikheloa
Compiled by
Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju
Comparative Cognitive Processes and Systems
"Exploring Every Corner of the Cosmos in Search of Knowledge"
Nigeria's first military coup, the January 15, 1966 coup, of which Major Patrick Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu was the most visible and most dramatic figure, led to tumultuous changes in Nigeria, the reverberations of which were to shape the country till today.
This debate explores the complex legacy of Nzeogwu, heroised by some as a nationalistic, self sacrificing visionary, vilified by others as a short sighted murderer in cold blood, seen as a misguided visionary by one view, understood by another as a visionary in good faith but betrayed by his fellow coup actors.
A very good exploration of the story is Max Siollun's Oil, Politics and Violence : Nigeria's Military Coup Culture 1966 - 1976. Max Siollun also wrote the intriguing "Who Killed Major Nzeogwu?"


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