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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(4 Jan 1984) NIGERIA: Backgrounder as 4-yr-old democracy is overthrown in a bloodless coup by military officers who accuse pro-western President Shehu Shagari of mismanaging the economy. The coup comes 4 mths after Shagari was re-elected for a second term Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/e5d13ddb33fb08cab5764f7f59e3722c