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"Man Must Whack".

Source :
TIME Magazine; 10/7/1966, Vol. 88 Issue 15, p45-46, 2p
Publication Year :
1966

Abstract

The article reports on the communal violence among the tribal groups in Nigeria such as the Ibos, the Yorubas, and the Hausas and Fulanis. It says that the disintegration in Nigeria began after the murder of Prime Minister Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. It states that another coup erupted in the country and Major General Johnson Aguiyi Ironsi was replaced by Lieutenant Colonel Yakubu Gowon, who aims to have a strong central government system and disregard regional autonomy.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0040781X
Volume :
88
Issue :
15
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
TIME Magazine
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
54035274