January 1966 Coup Part 1: Awolowo’s Politics and The Travails of Democracy скачать в хорошем качестве

January 1966 Coup Part 1: Awolowo’s Politics and The Travails of Democracy

Obafemi Awolowo appeared before the Coker Commission of Inquiry, a panel established to investigate the finances of the Western Region. To Awoists, the commission was a political weapon, part of a calculated effort to tarnish the reputation of a man many regarded as the intellectual and moral centre of Yoruba politics. Awolowo’s strained relationship with the Northern political establishment, led by Ahmadu Bello and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, deepened these suspicions. The bitterness generated by the commission’s findings intensified an already volatile political atmosphere in the West. Tensions eventually exploded in the violent upheaval known as Operation Wetie, when political rivals turned the region into a theatre of arson, assassination, and revenge killings. udarabooks.com WhatsApp: +2348099918449