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Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, first Nigerian President -
Major Kaduna Nzeogwu, leading assassin during the first coup of Jan. 1966 -
Maj. Gen. A. Ironsi, first military ruler, killed during the second coup of July 1966 -
Brig. V. Banjo, assassinated before the war for allegedly planning to overthrow Ojukwu -
Maj. Y. Danjuma, key player in July 1966 coup and Ironsi’s assassin -
Sir Ahmadu Bello, former Premier of the North, killed during the Jan. 1966 coup -
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, first Nigerian Prime Minister, killed during the Jan. 1966 coup -
Col. M. Muhammed, key player in July 1966 coup, executed in 1976 as military head of state -
Brig. Z. Maimalari, assassinated during Jan. 1966 coup -
Lt. Col. A. Fajuyi, killed during the July 1966 coup -
Gen. Yakubu Gowon became head of state after the July 1966 coup -
Maj. Emmanuel Ifeajuna, high jump gold medalist, 1954 Commonwealth Games, one of the ringleaders of the Jan. 1966 coup
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