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Oct 04, 1952 Died on 27 Jul 1990 (aged 37)
Nigerian politician and army officer
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About Gideon Orkar
- Major Gideon Gwaza Orkar (October 4, 1952 - July 27, 1990) was a Nigerian military officer who staged a violent coup against the government of General Ibrahim Babangida on April 22, 1990.
- Orkar and his conspirators seized the FRCN radio station, various military posts around Lagos and the Dodan Barracks, Lagos, the military headquarters and presidential residence.
- Babangida was present when the barracks were attacked but managed to escape by a back route.In his coup address, Orkar called for the excision of five northern states.
- However, the coup was crushed by the Babangida regime and Orkar was executed.
