Maj. Gen. Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi was a Nigerian military officer who became the first military head of state in Nigeria

1966 coup wasn’t initiated by an Igbo, but by Nigerians, Thomas Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, son of Maj. Gen. Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi 

1966 coup wasn’t initiated by an Igbo, but by Nigerians, Thomas Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, son of Maj. Gen. Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi   By Yahaya Idris   Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi, son of Maj. Gen. Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, has emphasized that the January 15, 1966 coup in Nigeria should not be labeled as an “Igbo coup.” He stresses that it was…

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