The Rise and Fall of Yakubu Gowon

Two important things to note about the July 29, 1975 coup, that brought about the rise and fall of Yakubu Gowon are: One, it was bloodless. Two, it was carried out by Gowon’s kinsman, his right-hand man, Colonel Joseph Nanven Garba. He was the Commander of the Brigade of Guards. He announced the coup on Radio Nigeria and it was rumoured he was also from the same town as Gowon. #HistoryVille #YakubuGowon Join this channel to become a member: https://www.youtube.com/HistoryVille/... Get Ayomide Akinbode's latest historical novels on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ayomide-Akinbo... and Okadabooks: https://okadabooks.com/user/AyoAkinbode Subscribe to HistoryVille: https://www.youtube.com/HistoryVille?... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on Social Media: Facebook:   / thehistoryville   Instagram:   / historyville   Twitter:   / historyville   LinkedIn:   / historyville   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For interesting historical articles visit: https://www.thehistoryville.com Video Credits: Adeyinka Makinde, Nigerian History Channel, videvo.net TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:55 Gowon the Soldier 01:58 Gowon the Diplomat 03:23 Political misadventures 04:52 Economic misadventures 06:07 Corruption 08:20 Factors that led to Gowon’s Overthrow 10:09 Marital Life 11:52 The July 29, 1975, Bloodless Coup 15:42 The Fall of Yakubu Gowon 20:10 Next Video