General Murtala Ramat Muhammed: Nigeria’s Boldest Head of State (1975–1976)
General Murtala Ramat Muhammed: Nigeria’s Boldest Head of State (1975–1976) General Murtala Ramat Muhammed GCFR (8 November 1938 – 13 February 1976) was a Nigerian military officer and the fourth Head of State of Nigeria. He played a key role in the 1966 Nigerian counter-coup on July 29, 1966, which overthrew the military regime of…