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How Sani Abacha overthrew Ernest Shonekan in 1993

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The Sani Abacha coup of November 17, 1993, happened quickly and in broad daylight. All relevant military units and conspirators in Lagos, Abuja, and Kaduna were quietly placed on alert.
Under protective cover provided by a detachment of the National Guard led by Colonel Lawan Gwadabe, three very senior officers, motivated by different instincts and with no consensus on what would happen thereafter, flew to Abuja from Lagos.
They calmly walked into Shonekan’s office at the Presidential Villa and asked that he resign. These officers were General Sani Abacha (Defence Secretary), Lt. General Oladipo Diya (Chief of Defence Staff), and Lt. Gen. Aliyu Mohammed Gusau (Chief of Army Staff).
Ernest Shonekan, the former United African Company (UAC) Executive, never had operational control of the Armed Forces during his controversial tenure. He wisely chose not to resist. #HistoryVille #SaniAbacha #ErnestShonekan
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Source: dawodu.com/omoigui20.htm, www.dawodu.com/omoigui21.htm
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:25 The Sani Abacha coup of November 17, 1993
30:35 The June 12 Saga
52:20 Babangida: End of a Reign
55:28 Ernest Shonekan: A child of circumstance
01:16:44 Nigeria's last active coup d'état
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@HistoryVille 2 года назад

Thanks for watching. We are glad that you enjoyed it. Please don't forget to like, subscribe, and share with your friends. You can watch *What Really Caused General Sani Abacha's Death on June 8, 1998?* here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ovrr7liAVLE.html

@alhassanimarke4888 2 года назад

@dorothyntibi3366 2 года назад

Q¹

@olugbemigaoresanya7031 2 года назад

Lol. OBJ boiz....

@habibahmed8185 Год назад

Lol

@daxhillmorton3392 Год назад

Your information is incorrect. Shonekan was not overthrown as he was never elected...Shonekan was appointed by Babangida as a public servant who was eventually relieved of the appointment. Kindly note that Shonekan was never a bonifide head of state.

@jamessunday8915 2 года назад

This WAS November 1993. This is November 2021. Nigeria is Now in DEEP WELL OF GLOOM.

@highbury10 2 года назад

GREAT Job as usual!!! Still waiting for my your video of 1995 Phantom Coup. That is closely related to this

@anthonyalao7635 2 года назад

A Master piece. Wonderfully done. This must be shown on National TV

@HistoryVille 2 года назад

😊😊😊

@mohammednababa332 2 года назад

Welldone sir. Can't believed I was glued to my phone for this for 84minutes. 👍👍👍

@HistoryVille 2 года назад

Wow. Thanks. That's impressive.

@josephkoroma9862 2 года назад

Yea man me too .as a Sierra leonean I just love Nigerian politics

@alinoor6515 Год назад

Abacha very tough man

@abdurrahmanabubakar98 2 года назад

History ville your video are really topnotch and exclusively fascinating 👏

@HistoryVille 2 года назад

🥰🥰

@olayiwolaismail4269 2 года назад

Appreciate this anecdote. Highly-rated documentaries of escapades of unforgettable past government's. Thank You

@ayyyyyyyu1845 2 года назад

It would have been lovely if you could have interviewed Shonekan to get his own side of the story.

@adewoleodunayo2039 2 года назад

How I wish to listen to him but his dead

@VRed224 Месяц назад

Nah. He was quiet throughout till death. It's possible that he has been warned to keep quiet or face the guns of the military. During democracy? The phobia of possible assassination doesn't leave human minds easily. Shonekan said nothing and it was a wise choice!

@spaceman1441 2 года назад

Any attempt to test our will, will be decisively dealt with -- General Sani Abacha.

@SmartKelz 2 года назад

An awesome piece,,, thanks for all this, God bless your efforts

@HistoryVille 2 года назад

🙏

@frankgkilima2510 Год назад

An excellent documentary. Detailed, coherent and well prepared.

@btgoc888 2 года назад

Good documentary and commentary. Research is good, but can be better. Credible sources are always important in pivotal historical events such as this one. Finally a suggestion, keep your videos Afrocentric and avoid Europe, Asia etc. Africa is a niche that has not been tapped yet, make it yours and own it. The viewers will come. Just a matter of time 👍

@HistoryVille 2 года назад

Thank you. We'll keep this under advisement.

@touchnot7334 2 года назад

@laga ndum well written! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

@wade1198 2 года назад

Maybe you should do your own, since you know full details of this historical documentary,.

@btgoc888 2 года назад

@@wade1198 Actually, I could but history is not my hobby. That said, there is nothing wrong with constructive criticism. I seem to detect sarcasm in your response.

@wade1198 2 года назад

@@btgoc888 Nothing sarcastic in my comment, someone sis a great job, you are criticizing them, and then you said history isn't you hubby, then you know nothing about what you are criticizing them for, if you are not an expert yourself.

@gantswood 2 года назад

Short men are very dangerous indeed. My late uncle is a perfect example of this. Abacha is another example. I really fear short men.

@kareemhameed4042 2 года назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@SL-pg4dh 2 года назад

Napoleon complex

@arolawunmichael6244 2 года назад

😂😂😂😂😂

@FofXequalsYnot 2 года назад

🤣short people generally…😂😂 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Matthew-hb9ff 2 года назад

You are right, look at Stalin.

@tyy5557 2 года назад

Job well done. Very informative.

@abeniominyiamos3953 2 года назад

Those days we stay glued to our black and white television to listen to Presidential address with rap attention and dedication because they have contents. Now, unfortunately there is nothing like a presidential address but presidential spokesperson spewing out lies!!!

@fomusoemmanuel6879 2 года назад

Thanks to the author of this very insightful documentary. However from time to time the speaker kept on talking of 1995, 1997 and 1999 for event which clearly took place in the 1980s. Except I was getting the pronunciations incorrectly. Nevertheless, thank you HistoryVille for your educative documentaries.

@honprofzekwes-hpz9104 2 года назад

I noticed. But I believe they're mistakes. That should be 1985, 1987 and 1989.

@tayomosesajayi2128 2 года назад

Pls check, the author is precisely correct. 1983 Dec. Buhari; 1985 - 1993 Babangida's.

@adeyeyeolumidepeters354 2 года назад

His Narration was educative, but the voice over is not artistic.

@ovieonojeghuo8347 Год назад

😂😂😂😂😂😂It Was Slip Of Tongue

@johnadonyedan-jumbo687 2 года назад

Who noticed Abacha’s favourite word is ‘Decisive’

@mohammedremawa8948 2 года назад

And dissolved. Lol.

@MohammedAduAryeetey 3 месяца назад

@@mohammedremawa8948⁰

@drinkskhalifa7153 2 года назад

Abacha you're the man, the kind of man we lack right now in Nigeria, Nigeria of today is struggling ready to fall, may God protect Nigeria and strengthen her to the highest level, we miss you sir. RIP my general

@muhdkabirbala3167 2 года назад

Indeed khalipha.

@justmangojuice 2 года назад

How is he the man he stole the country blind.

@drinkskhalifa7153 2 года назад

@@justmangojuice stolen the country it's only on paper not fact, there is story behind that money which I don't think you will understand the game in politics, do u believe all the previous leaders steal money?? If yes, then" have u ever think on why the rest of the thieves were not mentioned regularly? And they keep exaggerating abacha loot, do u know why?? Because they still alive. If abacha is still alive no one can say that, right now he is not alive and he dealt with the enemy of the nation the current leaders, so they can do anything to tarnished his image.

@drinkskhalifa7153 2 года назад

@@justmangojuice if you do your math correctly you will find out that abacha was the one that boost Nigerian economy more than anyone else, he promotes Nigeria economically and militarily, Nigeria become so powerful in his time and during his time Nigeria experience less corruption, he never jokes in that area it's difficult for u to steal during his time, no way

@Akinwalesegun 2 года назад

@@drinkskhalifa7153 what maths pls give me the maths that shows this

@wale1974 2 года назад

Keep up the good work.....you are a great storyteller.

@HistoryVille 2 года назад

Thank you, sir.

@denniskcobi3470 2 года назад

Well you did a great work here man and ur voice is great too

@HistoryVille 2 года назад

😊😊😊 Thank you.

@obynoomere1280 2 года назад

Thank you for the excellent and insightful research.

@MichaelEze 2 года назад

Wonderful video 🙌🏾

@HistoryVille 2 года назад

🙌

@eechaze12 2 года назад

I have been curious as to how Babangida managed to tame a power hungry tyrant like Abacha. Abacha has always wanted to be head of state. How he was able to keep Abacha from planning to overthrowing him. In my mind Abacha was the key reason Babangida annulled the election and he left Abacha in power knowing Abacha will plan a coup. Babangida must have secretly feared Abacha

@kingsleychukwuebuka1814 2 года назад

Zoological Kingdom

@kelvinhardy6711 2 года назад

I swear, ( I have always been wondering the same thing )! I would have never been able to sleep peacefully - knowing I had Abacha as my 2 ND in command .

@naturalblockade3412 Год назад

@@kingsleychukwuebuka1814 have you ever been to a zoological garden? Structured and no animal is hungry.

@lukmanbiobaku Год назад

You are right. It was Abacha that made Babangida annulled June 12 election. Well planned

@jaystan4597 Год назад

Being the longest serving chief of army staff, he had the army in his palms.

@johnonoh59 2 года назад

What a great documentary. Back in 1993 and as young as I was then I was not surprised Abacha struck. The law establishing the interim government made it clear that the secretary of defence (a position occupied by Abacha on inception) was the most senior cabinet position after the interim president (Shonekan). The law also held that in the event of resignation, death and so on of the latter that the most senior cabinet member takes over. What else could have been politically convenient for Abacha's ambition?

@ukoparah 2 года назад

Why didn't Shonekan align with the Yoruba military and civil society to summarily retire Ababca and install Abiola who will now use his new position as the president and winner of the freest and fairest election to deal with the Caliphate North who inspired the annulment of June 12 Election?

@ogmoney7655 Год назад

@@ukoparahhe has no power over the military 😂😂😂

@TodayinHistoryOgbeniSkot 2 года назад

I'll really love to work with you guys. Looking forward to a favourable response team.

@TolaOlokungbemi 2 года назад

What a comprehensive report!!! Well done. All Ogun state origin are disgraceful

@abdullahihaliru6594 2 года назад

Actually the author shows professionalism in this documentary.. I salute your performance.

@HistoryVille 2 года назад

🙏

@KhadijahMusa-ow1wc 3 месяца назад

I enjoy all your videos 📹 ☺️ ❤

@HistoryVille 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much!

@malikakhere2850 2 года назад

Beautiful video bro

@HistoryVille 2 года назад

Thank you.

@njokucephaschinedu5243 2 года назад

Nice piece.

@donaldedema2167 2 года назад

During that period, it was only a matter of time that Abacha would become Head of State. He helped two coups succeed, and was only waiting for his time to take over government. Hence while other officers were retired, he was left behind to fulfill his dreams.

@omefrancis5492 2 года назад

Wonderful 👏 👏 👏, interim government is hereby dissolved, NEC dissolved, the two political Parties are hereby dissolved, National are hereby proscribed , i can't believe that l watched and listened to this documentary 😳 for a whole 84mins, chaiiiiii. Thanks buddy

@HistoryVille 2 года назад

😊😊😊 Thanks for watching through.

@longtongkumwar8791 5 месяцев назад

Abacha was an extremely smart tactician. His battle plan was deception, and he effectively used it to disarm the enemy. Abacha got to the top by pretending not to know anything. Even when he struck, his key opponents in the army and in politics supported him because they did not see him as a threat. Everyone imagined that this general who had no capacity to sit through meetings and generally hated administrative duties was incapable of lasting in office for more than 6 months.

@SamuelSumbiri-de7ie 10 месяцев назад

Thanks , it was very interesting.

@qadarsaeed 2 года назад

Thank you

@waleolabowale9825 2 года назад

The history of the military boy's of Nigeria who had the opposite of doing so much but mortgaged the future of the country

@liyumarketshopping 2 года назад

i like old school coup !!! Thank u for ur service , and step aside !

@fortunedigest8300 2 года назад

You’re the very best boss!! 🤌🏾

@HistoryVille 2 года назад

🙌

@eddyerunmwonse8143 4 месяца назад

Very very insightful

@MrTruth-fp2vi 2 года назад

It's a pity. Nigeria ran as personal estate.

@olaoyeajiboye4213 Год назад

History is highly essential in our society. Don't remove History from the Curriculum.

@mikkelmichael9944 2 года назад

Y will a secretary of defence take over power when we have chief of defence staff & chief of army staff standing watching!

@chineduopara4277 Месяц назад

You see how sweet his speech was.Would you have believed he was later going to turn a monster? He kept saying Nigeria is the only country we have and he then went ahead to commit unspeakable crime against Nigeria.Today too we hear similar things how Nigeria is the only country we have while they do the most unpatriotic things.

@JojoOnwukwe 3 месяца назад

Thank you.

@patrickkolawole4104 2 года назад

This advert of past anti- democracy and military junta, of the past military intervention in democratic governance, resembles an invitation to military re-intervention again to overthrow democracy in Nigeria. Above video should be in national archive not rebroadcast. Military failed Nigeria and destroyed our first parliamentary constitution, which was wrongly replaced with corruption ridden, expensive cost of governance, lacks check and balances and too expensive to run, as 80 percent of annual budget go to recurrent expenditure under presidential which is corrupt ridden and costly, as our health care turned archaic, roads deathtraps and nation remains in darkness. Dr Patrick Kolawole Boboye.

@emmanuelologbeseawolowo9832 Год назад

Thanks. I take a bow.

@AhmadAli-zo6dq 2 года назад

I am enjoying history ville I’m following you guys both twitter and instagram but guess what the interim national government is hereby dissolved 🤣

@SHEHUABDULLAHNDA-KOCHILA. 3 месяца назад

Thank you for the narrating the story, but I think you should be also giving the videos!!!.

@user-iu9ks6jq3q 2 года назад

Notification gang !

@festusaniemeka3350 2 года назад

Best leader we ever had easily

@rodiebakpa9368 Год назад

What?????????? Da man was a selfish, bloody, mad man. U must be joking, right??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😂

@chibuzorjude4455 11 месяцев назад

Stockholm syndrome...... Who dash am....

@kaiblade760 Месяц назад

Na wa oh! Most of those saying this were too little or were never born when he was in power. He was a heartless tyrant who made the masses especially civil servants suffer.

@ML-bq3pq 2 года назад

Please do a video on the Asaba massacre

@ifeyinwaburson8959 5 месяцев назад

This is absolutely historic most of what am reading and listening was never taught in school while I was studying in Nigeria never knew most of this history knowledge until now so sad.

@vincentjohnson435 2 года назад

Where are all of them today?

@mosesogundipe1629 2 года назад

But why do I keep hearing 1999 when I believe you're referring to 1989. Lovely job you're doing boss. 🙌

@HistoryVille 2 года назад

🙌 Thanks.

@IsahHussaini-sy7xr Месяц назад

It's getting out hand , Military should take over power in Nigeria if possible before the worst happens

@helicopterbros7988 2 года назад

As a Nigerian I’m proud to watch this keep it up

@HistoryVille 2 года назад

Thank you.

@ademola.adedeji4513 2 года назад

I.like.this.story

@kellyoku Год назад

Wonderful

@Boombastic82 2 года назад

I see pictures of dangerous men who caused a lot of problems for Nigeria

@Mrm-hs6ld 2 года назад

Any attempt to test our will! Will be decisively dealt with.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. This one especially touched me🤣♥️

@aldenpeng4787 2 года назад

That is the real President talking. Not ready to lick the west ass. We will defend ourselves by ourselves. But today 😥😥🙆‍♂️🙆‍♂️

@Mrm-hs6ld 2 года назад

@@aldenpeng4787 Abacha was very objective but his ambition to transform himself to a civilian president was a threat to the balance of power and subsequently led to his early demise.

@aldenpeng4787 2 года назад

@@Mrm-hs6ld that holy ambition was to save the country from today's disaster. Mustapha said the west had a meeting in 1979 or so, to keep Nigeria and Africa in perpetual slavery and that was what Abacha wanted to stop. He stopped the sokoto caliphate from controlling the government.

@Mrm-hs6ld 2 года назад

@@aldenpeng4787 I will quite agree with you that Abacha did dissolve the Sokoto Caliphate however every African knows the objective of the West is to subjugate Africa under friendly government which they continue to do up to this day. But Abacha himself was also very corrupt owing to his large looting of the state coffers. He ought to have handed over just like Obasanjo and Abdulsalami did but to a much popular Nigeria choice but his greed for power intoxicated him. However he remains Nigeria first true dictator as his loots continues to bleed the nation till date.

@aldenpeng4787 2 года назад

@@Mrm-hs6ld that loot is the very place people got it all wrong. No one want to ask or investigate the truth about the so called Abacha loot. Is just the saying "give the dog a bad name and kill it" Abacha loot started with Obasanjo as a retaliation to what Abacha did to him. How many people knew that Nigeria was under international heavy and severe sanctions because of Abacha's decision? Anyway is a long story but Abdulsalam Abubakar stole more than whatever you can recover as Abacha loot. Hopefully we will have time to talk about the so called Abacha loot one day.

@rafiubello7778 Год назад

I now understand why the truth evaded the Country and why the race is not for the Swift. God bless you all.

@kelvinaffable1913 2 года назад

What about the remaining story You rushed the ending Please the next video

@FridayEkele-co2wy 3 месяца назад

That is good for Nigeria 🎉❤💤♥️

@zinookoro7306 2 года назад

Its not 1999.......i think you meant 1989

@obenrene6824 Год назад

This man speaks clean ad perfect English.

@m45367 2 года назад

I love your work. Any chance of exploring the politics of Biafran war from both sides of the divide.

@HistoryVille 2 года назад

Research ongoing.

@isahidris Год назад

You said Abacha is dull and... This doesn't sound like Sani Abacha. IBB said on TV that "Sani put me in the office twice". He is one of the most intelligent officers, IBB listens to him and knows he is his master. You should learn more about him

@abdulazeezadam9776 11 месяцев назад

His story sounds fabricated 😊

@qadarsaeed 2 года назад

Abacha great leader my god bless him sania abacha👍👍

@austinecheorah1917 2 года назад

What is your score of Gboko-Hari now 🤔

@user-lr2mn4fs1b 4 месяца назад

From Abacha's speech, we can see that Ernest Shonekan was commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. Abacha established that fact in his speech.

@ovieonojeghuo8347 Год назад

Am Enjoying This...

@ekwosamuel4649 5 месяцев назад

Each time I hear our politicians speak as if they care about us, I remember Abacha’s inaugural speech

@kwadwoaddo1146 Год назад

Nigeria’s situation now is caused by the greedy man Sani Abacha and Babaginda God will punish even though Abacha is dead

@ibn6743 2 года назад

The military and officials in this documentary are more of N and SW, but no SE.

@michaelokata2420 5 месяцев назад

Good

@yemi3387 2 года назад

Abacha was a serial coupist.

@kinguche9208 2 года назад

His the best in history of Nigeria

@biodunaguda5207 Год назад

No doubt the benevolent of military will be the worst of civilian government in all ramifications.

@fahadabdullahi4614 17 часов назад

We have really lost a leader.

@despman2412 Год назад

Oga, you keep saying 1999 instead of 1989

@Mrm-hs6ld 2 года назад

Sani Abacha Nigeria's first true dictator.

@michaelajayi8546 2 года назад

Thank you for saying exactly who this man is . He was never a president.

@echefuamadi-ikpa7155 2 года назад

This is a nice histry

@aroussoftware6456 2 года назад

National electoral commission is hereby dissolve, the two political party is hereby dissolve abacha kala

@williams7886 2 года назад

May it be propaganda or not? A job well done guys. 😂😂. May the Lord protect you guys around the clock, 🙏🙏🙏. Decisively dealt with by hard man Abacha.

@malacksmamahbaaregrunshie9473 5 месяцев назад

Inspiet of everythng, these are the real Herros of the country, fighting without fear of dieing for the country, apart from looking for some few dollors as well well well

@OsitaNwokeocha 2 года назад

@HistoryVille Please endeavour to pronounce eighty* and ninety* clearly in 198… and 199….

@HistoryVille 2 года назад

Thank you. Will improve on that. 🙏🙏

@OsitaNwokeocha 2 года назад

@@HistoryVille No worries…. Keep it up 👍🏻

@sundayzakka6132 11 месяцев назад

Where was ECOWAS?

@lawrence.412 Год назад

1995?you mean 1985?

@olayiwolaismail4269 2 года назад

Bamayi,Abacha & Dipo,Salami are all bad!!!

@emekamarknwosu 2 года назад

This guy can Read

@Mrm-hs6ld 2 года назад

@Alden peng Abacha was very objective but his ambition to transform himself to a civilian president was a threat to the balance of power and subsequently led to his early demise.

@ativiejonathan3705 8 месяцев назад

That mistake of 1993 that IBB caused the Nation, is still affects the country on to this day.

@hadithitv7517 6 месяцев назад

A prince should be a fox to sport the snares and a lion to overwhelm the wolf - Niccolo Marchiavelli

@royalplatinum2550 2 года назад

Shonekan was just an opportunist and a selfish human being. Your towns man contested an election and won. He was robbed and you were given d post and you accepted it. That's not an Omoluwabi behaviour. That is d most wicked thing that not even a savage beast should think about.

@olugbemigaoresanya7031 2 года назад

Did Abacha overthrow Shonekan? I don't think so. IBB stepped aside for Abacha as a successor. But with the June 12 issues still brewing. IBB can't just step aside for Abacha directly. Shonekan was only used as a decoy.

@inubaye2030 2 года назад

No supportive videos .Try more please

@HistoryVille 2 года назад

Supportive videos in what sense?

@Favour2020 11 месяцев назад

Sani Abacha Did Not Over Take Ernest Shonekan, It Was All Arranged.

@alhassanadamwase5768 Год назад

This documentary is based on sentiments, bigotry and bais. You have indented the personality of Late Gen Sani Abacha. Gen Abacha was a disciplined officer, a good officer and the best leader Nigeria has ever had.

@cashmontoks Год назад

Lay of the cocaine

@khalidbashir4017 7 месяцев назад

The man 🫡

@charlesnwawelugo6331 2 года назад

If IBB wanted Democracy to stay in Nigeria he would have retired Abacha n other top army officers that knows the game of coup plotting..But I understand IBB feared Abacha

@mikemagero 2 года назад

Abacha and Mobutu are one and the same, greed without limits.

@yuccymainetv1727 2 года назад

History is important to tell us our real rivals ... We always fight against ourselves here in Africa and the Westerners will be jubilating over our grievances...

@temiloluwaoyejinmi9976 Год назад

Huge amount of money stolen by Abacha in Europe and the USA have been recovered with nothing to show for the money recovered. What is the Nigeria government doing to recover the money Abacha kept with Gadaffi in Libya?