1966 Press Photo Crowd of people watching soldiers patrol in Lagos, Nigeria
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Nigeria, revolution, war. A crowd of people watches loyal soldiers patrol Lagos, Nigeria, yesterday in trucks after Maj. Gen. Aguiyi Ironsi took over military rule. Ironsi, the country's 41-year-old military chief, took over power Sunday after announcing that an attempted coup had been smashed.
