Sentences with phrase «first coup»

Rawlings» first coup attempt was botched on May 15, 1979.

Segun Ayobolu, that cerebral Saturday columnist of The Nation, just quoted late academic, Billy Dudley's testimony of the taunting, by some Igbo in the North, of the locals; on the killing of northern leaders, during the first coup, later christened the «Igbo coup».

Take first, the victor (so far at any rate) of the first coup.

According to Djan, five days before Rawlings attempted his first coup on May 15, 1979, he told Rawlings that he (Djan) did not want to have anything to do with it.

Ghana experienced its first coup d'état in 1966 when it's first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown on 24th February.

He is set to begin public reading of his book, My First Coup D'etat: Memories from the Lost Decades of Africa.

Responding to a question during the first book reading session of his autobiography; «My first Coup D'etat» at the University of Ghana on Tuesday, Mr. Mahama said Nkrumah is undoubtedly the founder...

The first coup attempt was in 1981 by Kukui Samba Sanya was foiled by Senegalese troops in the Gambia while Sir Jawara was away attending a Commonwealth heads of State meeting in Britain.

My First Coup d'Etat chronicles the coming - of - age of John Dramani Mahama in Ghana during the dismal post-independence «lost decades» of Africa.

When I explained I was reading My First Coup d'Etat by former Ghanian president John Mahama, she erupted in effusive joy.