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	Murtala Mohammed - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		General Murtala Ramat Mohammed (November 8, 1938–February 13, 1976) was a military ruler (Head of the Federal Military Government) of Nigeria (1975–1976).
		Mohammed opposed the regime of Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi which took power after a coup d'etat on January 15, 1966, and he was a leader of the successful counter-coup of July 29, 1966.
		Mohammed led the crucial seizure of the airport at Ikeja, which was later renamed the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in his honor.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Murtala_Mohammed (243 words)

	Murtala Mohammed - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		General Murtala Ramat Mohammed (November 8, 1938–February 13, 1976) was a military ruler (Head of the Federal Military Government) of Nigeria (1975–1976).
		Mohammed opposed the regime of Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi which took power after a coup d'etat on January 15, 1966, and he was a leader of the successful counter-coup of July 29, 1966.
		Mohammed led the crucial seizure of the airport at Ikeja, which was later renamed the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in his honor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Murtala_Ramat_Mohammed (245 words)

	Dr. Omoigui's Account of Miltary Coup of 1975 Against General Gowon
		Murtala Muhammed (see footnote about variations in his name) was born in Kano on November 8, 1938 and attended Barewa College Zaria.
		Murtala Mohammed from the position of C-in-C. The bad feelings generated by this power rivalry was to dog their relationship from then on.
		However, in the period leading up to the outbreak of hostilities with Biafra, Murtala Mohammed did not hide his feelings that peace talks or not, war was coming and that preparations be made for this inevitability.
	www.waado.org /NigerDelta/Nigeria_Facts/MilitaryRule/Omoigui/MurtalaCoup-PartOne.html (2060 words)

	Mohammed
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		Haji Mohammed Zaher Haji Mohammed Zaher is the son of a former vice-president of 2002.
		Khalid Shaikh Mohammed Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (خالد شيخ محم...
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/mohammed.html (652 words)

	Military Rebellion of July 29- Part 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Mohammed never forgave him for this and the personal animosity between both men, which almost brought them to exchange blows during the civil war (when Shuwa criticized Mohammed’s military disaster at Onitsha), was to reveal itself again in 1975.
		And so, Murtala Mohammed, whose personality, upbringing and approach to leadership was radically different from Gowon’s, withdrew into his shell, content with sniping at Gowon from a distance as the unofficial military “opposition” or “alternative view”, second guessing everything Gowon did.
		Mohammed was fearful that a victorious and internationally recognized Gowon after the war would be less amenable to Army influence.
	www.dawodu.com /omoigui39.htm (4464 words)

	ipedia.com: Murtala Mohammed Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Murtala Ramat Mohammed was a military ruler of Nigeria.
		Mohammed opposed the regime of Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi which took power after a coup d'etat on January 15, 1966, and he was a leader of the succes...
		Murtala Ramat Mohammed (November 8, 1938 - February 13, 1976) was a military ruler (Head of the Federal Military Government) of Nigeria (1975 - 1976).
	www.ipedia.com /murtala_mohammed.html (241 words)

	Murtala Mohammed
		Mohammed opposed the regime of Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi which took power after a coup d'etat on January 15, 1966, in which several Northern Nigerian leaders had been killed under gruesome circumstances.
		Murtala Muhammad imposed the authority of the federal government in areas formerly reserved for the states, restricting the latitude exercised by state governments and their governors in determining and executing policy.
		Murtala Mohammed was, however, killed on February 13, 1976 in an abortive coup attempt when his car was ambushed in traffic in Lagos.
	www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http://articles.gourt.com/%22http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2F%3Farticle%3DMurtala (725 words)

	Nigeriaworld Feature Article - Gowon’s apology to the Igbos lacks sincerity
		In that speech, and in the course of his apology, Gowon tried to change the facts of history by claiming that he was unaware of Gen. Murtala Mohammed’s genocidal instincts and the actual genocidal campaigns he carried out west of the Niger, between Asaba and Agbor.
		I was the one that stopped late Gen. Murtala Mohammed from further massacre of innocent children and mothers.
		Enahoro admitted that his quest to stop Murtala’s murderous campaign among the Midwestern Igbos was to save the British arms supply to Nigeria and not out of sympathy or concern for the lives of those Igbos for whatever they were worth (at least not on the record).
	nigeriaworld.com /articles/2003/apr/092-1.html (2891 words)

	Dr. Omoigui's Account of Coup led By Murtala Muhammed Against General Gowon Government in 1975
		Mohammed took the precaution of arranging an official trip to London to avoid being asked to accompany Gowon to Kampala.
		General Murtala Muhammed was assassinated in the early morning hours of February 13, 1976.
		General Murtala Ramat Muhammed's colorful life thus came to a tragic end at the tender age of 38 years.Many monuments in the country are dedicated to his memory, including the International Airport in Lagos and a park in Benin City.
	www.waado.org /NigerDelta/Nigeria_Facts/MilitaryRule/Omoigui/MurtalaCoup-PartTwo.html (1872 words)

	Murtala Mohammed -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Mohammed opposed the regime of (Click link for more info and facts about Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi) Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi which took power after a (Click link for more info and facts about coup d'etat) coup d'etat on January 15, 1966, and he was a leader of the successful counter-coup of July 29, 1966.
		Mohammed led the crucial seizure of the airport at (Click link for more info and facts about Ikeja) Ikeja, which was later renamed the (Click link for more info and facts about Murtala Mohammed International Airport) Murtala Mohammed International Airport in his honor.
		He was, however, killed on February 13, 1976 in an abortive coup attempt when his car was ambushed in traffic in (Chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former capital of Nigeria) Lagos.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mu/murtala_mohammed.htm (257 words)

	THE WINNER AND THE LOSER 4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Before the short digression on the depth of western intelligence secret service in Nigeria, Murtala Mohammed was murdered at the prompting and connivance of the western powers.
		The western powers realised from intelligence reports filed in by their agents in Nigeria that the Murtala military junta, which was swimming in liquid petrol-dollar, were becoming too big for their shoes.
		Murtala’s aggressive international policy to liberate the whole of Africa at the shortest possible time was the last straw that broke the patience of the super powers.
	www.nigerdeltacongress.com /warticles/winner_and_the_loser_4.htm (3631 words)

	Mohammed, Warith Deen -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The seventh son of Elijah Muhammad, the leader of the Nation of Islam, Mohammed was marked for leadership of the society even before his birth.
		When on the last day of 1983 the Nigerian army once more took power, ousting the civilian government elected less than four months earlier, the soldier who emerged as the new head of state was a quiet man without the obvious forcefulness of character of his military predecessors in power.
		The election of Mohammed Khatami to the presidency of Iran in 1997 signaled a possible change of direction for the country.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9399770?tocId=9399770 (654 words)

	In Remembrance Of Murtala Muhammed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		It was meant to celebrate the heroism of General Murtala Muhammed, Nigeria's former Head of State, strengthen the process of his historicisation, and deepen his place in the public consciousness.
		Murtala Mohammed was Nigeria's Head of State for a brief period of about 200 days between July 1975 and February 1976.
		It was an extra-ordinary period in Nigerian history, for in 200 days, Murtala Muhammed gave the nation a kick and jump-started it out of the slumber into which it had slipped on account of the drift that had begun to overtake the Gowon administration in its last moments, since the end of the civil war.
	www.nigeria-directory.com /nigeria/newsmedia/abati9.htm (1844 words)

	TheOlsonFive!: August 2002
		Mohammed was a beautiful older woman in traditional African dress who politely and knowledgeably introduced me to her park where she grew natinve and non-native plants for sale and for show.
		Mohammed was the wife of Murtala Mohammed, former Head of State of Nigeria slain in office in 1976 by a military coup.
		I can't believe I spent an hour discussing Oleander and Chestnut trees with her in a park that used to be a swamp on the side of the road.
	www.theolsonfive.com /archives/2002_08_01_Olson5_archive.html (1087 words)

	Nigeria - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Mohammed was killed in an abortive military coup by junior officers.
		Mohammed was succeeded by Gen. Obasanjo who continued Mohammed's program and in Sept. 1978 he legalized political parties.
		Shagari was re-elected and on Dec. 31, 1983 the military led by Maj.Gen. Mohammed Buhari ousted the government and established himself as head of the Supreme Military Council.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/nigeria.htm (1425 words)

	How Abuja Came To Be - Date: 2001-10-10 22:17:48 PST (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		It was against this background that the late General Murtala Mohammed on August 5, 1975 appointed a seven-member panel under the chairman of Justice Akintola Aguda to study and advise the government on how best the question of an ideal federal capital could be talked.
		Their term of reference was to re-examine the dual role of Lagos as a federal and state capital and advise on the desirability or otherwise of Lagos playing that role.
		The primary intention of general Murtala was to relocate the inhabitant of Abuja wholesomely to places of their choice from within the three state out of which Abuja was carved -Niger Nasarawa and Kogi.
	www.abujanig.org /forums/eforum/00000025.htm (718 words)

	The Sun News Online \| Woman of the Sun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Ajoke Mohammed, wife of the late Head of State, General Murtala Mohammed is one personality reporters can hardly drag into an interview especially, when such interview is not on appoinment.
		Even when the reporter tried to pull a fast one on her, Mrs Mohammed’s alertness was there for her.
		Mohammed gave an insight to her passion for a clean environment, modesty, relationship with President Olusegun Obasanjo, her love for Lagos, and why she detests talking about her private life.
	www.sunnewsonline.com /webpages/features/womanofthesun/2005/may/10/womanofthesun-10-05-2005-002.htm (887 words)

	Nigeria - General Murtala Mohamed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		General Murtala Ramat Mohammed was born on November 8, 1938 to Risqua Muhammed and Uwani Rahamat in the ancient and historic city of Kano.
		General Mohammed enlisted into the Nigerian Army and was sent to Britain for training at Sandhurst Royal Academy as an Officer Cadet.
		In the short span of 201 days in office before he was assassinated, General Mohammed's dynamic administration gave this country a new sense of direction, duty and patriotism.
	www.onlinenigeria.com /murtala.asp (195 words)

	Obasanjo testifies at Court of Appeal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Under cross-examination, President Obasanjo told the Court that the first regime he headed after General Murtala Mohammed's demise in 1976 came in through a military coup and not an election.
		The cross-examination of President Obasanjo took close to two hours, during which he stated that by military hierarchy he was the next in line to the late military leader, Murtala Mohammed, and denied that members of the Supreme Military Council ever elected him.
		Concerning the recently concluded 19 April election, the President told the court that he was duly elected with almost 62 percent of the total votes cast.
	www.nigeriafirst.org /printer_729.shtml (300 words)

	Nasarawa State Official Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Sole Administrator, Lafia North Development Area, Alhaji Salisu Mohammed Murtala, has said the secretariat project started recently would be completed within his tenure.
		Murtala said the secretariat when completed would accommodate all departments in the council.
		Alhaji Murtala also said the sum of N5 million naira has been earmarked by the council to build a befitting guest house for the development area.
	www.nasarawastate.org /newsday/news/nasarawa/11108114939.html (179 words)

	Murtala Mohammed International Airport - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Murtala Mohammed International ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Murtala Mohammed International Airport - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Murtala Mohammed International Airport.
		Here you will find more informations about Murtala Mohammed International Airport.
		The six thirty-minute episodes aired in November and December 1999 and showed the lives of those who lived and worked at the airport.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Murtala-Mohammed-International-Airport.html (500 words)

	Murtala Mohammed International Airport - Definition, explanation
		Murtala Mohammed International Airport is located in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria, and is the major airport serving southwestern Nigeria.
		Murtala Mohammed International Airport consists of an international and a domestic terminal, located about 1km from each other.
		The domestic terminal was relocated to the old Lagos domestic terminal in 2000 after a fire.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/m/mu/murtala_mohammed_international_airport.php (482 words)

	Bioline International Official Site (site up-dated regularly)
		Methods: A total of 120 patients with Vesico-vaginal fistula admitted at the VVF centre of the Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, Kano were investigated using structured questionnaires to determine their medical and social problems.
		The Laure fistula centre of Murtala Mohammed specialist hospital and a patients’ waiting hostel in Kwalli became operational in January 1990.
		Consent was obtained from the Murtala Mohammed specialist hospital authorities as well as each patient before commencement of the study.
	www.bioline.org.br /request?am03012 (1933 words)

	The Sun News Online \| travels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		To be fair, prior to Murtala’s enthronement through a military coup, Lagos residents had to endure obfuscating traffic jams on a daily basis.
		It is difficult to say that the Murtala dictatorship had premeditated plans to move the federal capital but the haste, which attended the whole process, put some question mark on that government’s motive.
		Upon succeeding Murtala as head of state, General Olusegun Obasanjo was preoccupied with efforts to stabilize the economy.
	www.sunnewsonline.com /webpages/features/travels/2005/apr/21/travels-21-04-2005-001.htm (2213 words)

	Weekly Trust - Kaduna El-Amin wins MTN Kano polo 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Murtala Mohammed international polo ground in Tudun Wada, Kano was agog last Sunday as a tumultuous crowd watched the dramatic end of the 9-day MTN Kano polo tournament 2002, hosted by the Kano polo club.
		The tournament which ended last Sunday was one of the legs of the Nigerian Polo Association—NPA’s organized tournaments in the country.
		Bello Buba who won the emir of Katsina cup, Dantata cup, and Sir Mohammed Sanusi Cup, also led his team to a classic win in the final game on Sunday to emerge as the winner of the Murtala Mohammed Cup.
	www.weeklytrust.com /mtn19072002.htm (554 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: Lagos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Other districts on the mainland include Ebute-Meta, Surulere, Yaba (Lagos) (site of the University of Lagos), Mushin, and Ikeja, site of Murtala Mohammed International Airport.
		Attractions in the city include the Lagos National Museum, Tafawa Square known for its war memorials, the Independence House skyscraper (built in 1963), many markets including the Balogun Market and the Brazilian quarter, all on Lagos Island; the Nigerian National Theatre and several beaches.
		The city also has two airports: the Murtala Mohammed International Airport and the Lagos Domestic Airport.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Lagos (694 words)

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