Date: July 29, 1975.
On 29 July 1975, while Gowon was taking part in an OAU conference in Uganda, some soldiers led by Colonel Joe Nanven Garba held a press conference on his overthrow. The coup was fueled by anger among junior officers at the slowness of the progress towards civilian rule, while Garba was responsible for the coup being non-violent. Yakubu Gowon was overthrown and Murtala Mohammed took charge.
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