Why Buhari Grabbed Power in Nigeria in 1983

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  • čas přidán 14. 04. 2023
  • On the morning of 31 December 1983, Nigerians awoke to learn that the Second Republic of Shehu Shagari had been replaced, during the preceding night, by a new Federal Military Government, the fourth since independence.
    The leader of the coup d'état was Major General Muhammadu Buhari, the outgoing current president of Nigeria...
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    Sources:
    Class, Party Politics and the 1983 Coup in Nigeria, by Augustine Udo
    The Dikko Affair and Anglo-Nigerian Relations Author(s): Adeoye Akinsanya
    GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI AND NIGERIAN POLITICS, Bukola Oyeniyi
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    www.blackpast.org/global-afri...
    www.britannica.com/biography/...
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    www.france24.com/en/20150401-...
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Komentáře • 94

  • @patrickdegenaar9495
    @patrickdegenaar9495 Před 10 měsíci +9

    Getting late workers to do frog jumps is an interesting solution to economic woes! Fascinating video!

  • @Headbuttkill
    @Headbuttkill Před rokem +15

    Viewer from Denmark here. Keep these videos coming man, real quality content!

  • @ibrahimmaulid2704
    @ibrahimmaulid2704 Před rokem +11

    Buhari at the youngest age I still remember it oh Lord gives us more life

  • @christopping5876
    @christopping5876 Před rokem +11

    Another absolute gem! You are Africa's political historian! Thanks you, or should I say "tatenda", Tatenda!

  • @mrmark974
    @mrmark974 Před rokem +11

    You are indeed one of Africa great historian. Buhari was just a puppet that was brought to power by the Original coupist, Babangida and Abacha that's why they also easily overthrown him.

  • @GenericUserNameHere
    @GenericUserNameHere Před rokem +27

    Once again saying I did my Master’s Thesis in Political Science on Sub-Saharan African states. I love your accessible content and that I can continue to learn about this vast continents politics. I don’t know if you will see this but I would be humbled if I could send you my research paper for the exposure

    • @deepnudist5055
      @deepnudist5055 Před 10 měsíci +3

      Build your own channel

    • @avva4090
      @avva4090 Před 9 měsíci

      You should probably try to reach out to them directly! Individual comments are easy to miss, and I'm sure they would be interested in helping you even if it doesn't end up being a direct promotion 😸

    • @ugwuanyicollins6136
      @ugwuanyicollins6136 Před 8 měsíci

      @@deepnudist5055 good idea they should do it

  • @OsitaNwokeocha
    @OsitaNwokeocha Před rokem +9

    @Africanbiographics Nice one… please do a video on the June 12 1993 political crisis.

  • @menaj2954
    @menaj2954 Před rokem +5

    And yet he was re-elected one day I pray Africa will wake up!!

  • @benoittshiwala3200
    @benoittshiwala3200 Před 10 měsíci +9

    I love your content. A great educational experience for all Africans and her descendants in the diaspora. I was in Victoria Island on that morning on holidays from boarding school in Jos. I remember Patrick Oke’s morning radio show on FRC2 being interrupted by the military announcement .
    However, some corrections. First, Buhari’s coup was not the 4th but the 5th military administration in Nigeria at that point. (Ironsi , Gowon, Mohammad, and Obasanjo.)
    Second, Buhari was not the outgoing president. (Or I may have misunderstood the narrator).

    • @teddynganga4179
      @teddynganga4179 Před 2 měsíci

      He probably meant the current president at the time of making the video

  • @TIENxSHINHAN
    @TIENxSHINHAN Před 6 měsíci +4

    The constant coups in that period of Nigerian/African history had to be exhausting for the people. Every few years, you turn on the radio and hear that the country's leader has been forced out of office by someone you've never heard of who promises he's going to fix everything, only for him to be put out of office a few years later by this new guy you've never heard of who is making the same promises.
    With the obvious exceptions in the Sahel, I'm glad Africa is starting to stabilize and the people at least have a predictable political system.

    • @charlesogbonna1395
      @charlesogbonna1395 Před 5 měsíci

      Civilian election coup is the new things now

    • @derekmiles767
      @derekmiles767 Před měsícem

      Some were even months, Aguiyi-Ironsi lasted just 7 months until he was killed in a bloody counter coup in 1966, a coup which had come as a retaliation to the bloody coup that occured just 7 months earlier which brought him into power... The ripple effect of Aguiyi-Ironsi's death would end up leading to the Nigerian Civil War.
      Murtala Muhammed, another former Head of State would only last 6 months until he was killed in a failed coup, after he had entered power just 6 months earlier from another coup🤦🤦🤦.
      The political system in Nigeria was just crazy in the "60s, "70s, and "80s under Military rule... My grandfather will say it was the most economically sound and also the most unstable period in Nigeria. On paper, Nigeria was gaining a lot of wealth from the Oil-Boom, and when i mean a lot, i mean a lot to put Nigeria among the very top in the highest and fasting growing economics; but in reality, nobody was seeing the effects of the wealth, it was barely being used for development at all, and everyday civilians didn't really know were the wealth was going to, and they couldn't really complain because it was the Military regime.

  • @faroqe_omar
    @faroqe_omar Před rokem +6

    Can you make a video on the life of "Abdulsalami Abubakar"? The person who restored democracy to Nigeria 🇳🇬.

  • @alphagimba3315
    @alphagimba3315 Před 11 měsíci +4

    Kindly make a video of Biafran war

  • @jamesblackburn8110
    @jamesblackburn8110 Před rokem +3

    Thank you again for giving us valuable insight into people and events that often get ignored here in the west. Keep up the great work, sir

  • @apt155
    @apt155 Před rokem +5

    Good Video
    Here's 3 more African Dictators I think you should make a video on...
    Tunisia's Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
    Eritrea's Isaias Afwerki
    Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe

  • @longjidalu3845
    @longjidalu3845 Před rokem +7

    I remember the Umaru Dikko saga as a kid growing up and can't help but feel bad that the plot did not succeed and was a victory for looters of the treasury which haunts us to this day.

  • @thiagovidal8972
    @thiagovidal8972 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Nice channel bro, greetings from brazil

  • @faroqe_omar
    @faroqe_omar Před rokem +3

    This channel always makes good quality and knowledge videos, pleasure to watch 🎉❤ every time.

  • @mamasally707
    @mamasally707 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Thank for your video.

  • @atemelijah4962
    @atemelijah4962 Před rokem +3

    Can you bring us the story of Jakaya Kikwetwe

  • @MlungisiDubeMthembo
    @MlungisiDubeMthembo Před 10 měsíci +1

    Thanks Tatenda

  • @adesuaolanrewaju752
    @adesuaolanrewaju752 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Driving fellow Africans away from Nigeria is a bad idea, the wealth of Nigeria is enough to take care of the whole of Africa. Leadership problem is what put Nigeria in this mess.only thieves and criminals always find it to the center in Nigeria from the on set

  • @user-ww5qw8jd3b
    @user-ww5qw8jd3b Před 10 měsíci +2

    Buhari is not the first time being a president

  • @answerman9933
    @answerman9933 Před rokem +2

    And Buhari has been elected back in power.

  • @yasiroahmed2474
    @yasiroahmed2474 Před rokem +2

    Can you do one on Barthelemy Boganda of the Central African Republic? I believe his story needs to be known.

  • @nasifimuhammed3497
    @nasifimuhammed3497 Před 22 dny

    I quite love the history❤

  • @Ame-mb6hm
    @Ame-mb6hm Před 10 měsíci +2

    Mr Ruthless 🤣🤣

  • @munirmohammed4145
    @munirmohammed4145 Před rokem +1

    BUHARI agulugule BUHARI !!😊

  • @darkodarko147
    @darkodarko147 Před rokem +4

    Buhari after spending 14months in prison was re-elected as president again of a country he was now so bitter with for deposing him , dumb move! 🇳🇬 🤦🏽‍♂️😂😅

  • @vernonmedia2010
    @vernonmedia2010 Před rokem +3

    Please do about Rwandan Genocide

  • @nyiniamako
    @nyiniamako Před rokem +2

    W.A.I. Takes me back...

  • @collinsasogwa1135
    @collinsasogwa1135 Před 8 měsíci +1

    1983 and 2023 so what has changed?

  • @kahugumuiruri9057
    @kahugumuiruri9057 Před rokem +11

    Appreciation of the extensive research and time that goes into making these videos. What do you think of the recently concluded Nigerian elections.

    • @fanelemtshali8847
      @fanelemtshali8847 Před rokem +1

      I heard bad news, how was it?

    • @HafeezAbiola
      @HafeezAbiola Před rokem +2

      ​@@fanelemtshali8847 it was terrible, marred by corruption and violence

    • @princechangwook6019
      @princechangwook6019 Před 11 měsíci +1

      ​@@fanelemtshali8847it was good

    • @titusojar2461
      @titusojar2461 Před 10 měsíci

      It was really bad
      They basically rigged an election and no one can do anything

  • @adeoguntolasolanke-oguntol5108
    @adeoguntolasolanke-oguntol5108 Před 10 měsíci +2

    He never grabbed power as he was too stupid and cowardly to do such but Babatunde Idiagbon did and may his soul continue to rest in peace. Just the fact bro.

  • @YahayaMisahh-nd8jy
    @YahayaMisahh-nd8jy Před 9 měsíci

    Yes

  • @tremere26
    @tremere26 Před rokem +4

    So can anyone tell me how his presidency is? Has he learned from past mistakes?

  • @jamesbodnarchuk3322
    @jamesbodnarchuk3322 Před rokem

    Cheers❤🇨🇦

  • @alicealfred9986
    @alicealfred9986 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Omg they were treated like primary kids😂😂😂OMG

  • @welshcaesar
    @welshcaesar Před rokem

    Music spoils it.

  • @ogbonnagerrardgeorge45
    @ogbonnagerrardgeorge45 Před rokem +1

    I have watched the video trice but so many mistake in this one which I I want you to go back immediately and do a better research on, am from Nigeria 🇳🇬, I can assist you with a clear information on it..

  • @chibuzonwodo5250
    @chibuzonwodo5250 Před 8 měsíci

    Tale as old as time

  • @africaart
    @africaart Před rokem +3

    He is a wicked and clueless man. It was Idiagbon initiative (who was a romantic idealist).

  • @dsnodgrass4843
    @dsnodgrass4843 Před rokem +1

    "Indiscipline" is a convenient term for those in power to define it.

    • @beno1129
      @beno1129 Před rokem

      Nigeria was 'indisciplined' back then though. I was born in Nigeria, and there were certainly serious issues with corruption and lack of public order (fly tipping, jumping queues, etc). However, as the narrator said, you can't order the economy around, lol. Buhari's government wasn't intelligent enough to deal with complex economic problems back then, and unfortunately, the situation wasn't any different in his recent 8-year run as president.

  • @hanwenyap
    @hanwenyap Před rokem +39

    For April's Fools next year, you should do a video of a Nigerian prince. Born of royal descent, his assets are frozen and just need the tiny bit of cash to bail it out 😂

  • @user-bj6dp1jc2j
    @user-bj6dp1jc2j Před 10 měsíci +1

    because he has lots of guns

  • @cazzacs9792
    @cazzacs9792 Před rokem +6

    Still controlled and rules from shadowy uk/eu colo-masters 99.99%. Afrika's not yet free from their colo-masters. And hasn't recovered from mental colonialism too. Extra extreme greed, selfishness, tribal & religious abuses amongst many self-destructive trends; plus disunity.

    • @beno1129
      @beno1129 Před rokem +1

      You can't blame the West for everything going wrong in African countries today. This isn't the 19th century. Yes the continent's colonial past has contributed to many of its current problems, but ultimately the greed/corruption you mentioned is the main problem, not the former colonial masters. Indeed, these days many African leaders have ties with China rather than the West.

    • @mohmhk
      @mohmhk Před rokem +2

      @@beno1129 "these days many African leaders have ties with China rather than the West." This is simply not true. You've been swayed by the once with the forked tongues.

    • @beno1129
      @beno1129 Před rokem +1

      @@mohmhk It's true though. If you want to keep believing that the West is Africa's main problem today, then go ahead and do that. The reality is that Africa's modern problems are more complex than that.

    • @mohmhk
      @mohmhk Před rokem +2

      @@beno1129 This claim is not evidence based. You're simply regurgitating a figment of your imagination.

    • @beno1129
      @beno1129 Před rokem +1

      @@mohmhk All you've done so far is accuse me of being 'swayed' and of imagining things. But you've made no strong points of your own at all. When someone attacks another person rather than presenting an actual case, it's a sign of poor intelligence.

  • @Gbode
    @Gbode Před rokem +1

    Funny how buhari did this again in a democratic society

    • @jamesbedukodjograham5508
      @jamesbedukodjograham5508 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Yeah you know Mr Buhari is an enigma for humanity in Nigeria you know.
      1983 was a nightmare for all Nigerians out there.😊

  • @desmondtosa-odiagbe8305
    @desmondtosa-odiagbe8305 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Evil & rudderless

  • @Gragna542
    @Gragna542 Před 10 měsíci +1

    C,est quoi Votre Probleme c,est l,argent🤷🏾‍♀️ 🙄🙄🙄🙄

  • @titusojar2461
    @titusojar2461 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Buhari
    Dude was super corrupt

  • @charlesburgoyne-probyn6044

    Was he the one who died happy courtesy of Viagra

  • @larsonta
    @larsonta Před rokem +5

    When Nigeria was xenophobic

  • @FrostRare
    @FrostRare Před rokem +2

    Hello,
    Can someone weigh in here for me and inform me as to whether this channel bears any political biases or is seeking to fulfill any ideological agenda? I am looking for brutally honest African history references that are completely divorced from Western historiographical influences. Thank you