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Most successful coups in Africa have been organized by middle-ranking officers, such as colonels. I have always wondered what happened to the Generals, Lieutenant Generals, Air Marshals, Admirals, Major Generals, Brigadier Generals, etc. when these colonels successfully executed a military coups and takes over the government.

Did they retire or did they remain in office and answer to their supposedly "junior" colleagues?

Does anyone have an idea?

Newsi:
Most successful coups in Africa have been organized by middle-ranking officers, such as colonels. I have always wondered what happened to the Generals, Lieutenant Generals, Air Marshals, Admirals, Major Generals, Brigadier Generals, etc. when these colonels successfully executed a military coups and takes over the government.

Did they retire or did they remain in office and answer to their supposedly "junior" colleagues?

Does anyone have an idea?

Major Murtala Mohammed led the second ever coup in 1966. He was a mid-level officer and could not take over because there were many officers senior to him in rank. So he allowed Gowon and others who were much senior to him to take over

9 years later, Murtala Mohammed had become a Brigadier and conducted his second coup. This time around, he retired everyone who was above him in rank, promoted himself to a 4 star General, then took over

6 months later, Dimka dispatched him to hell where he belonged

gidgiddy:
Major Murtala Mohammed led the second ever coup in 1967. He was a mid-level officer and could not take over because there were many officers senior to him in rank. So he allowed Gowon and others who were much senior to him to take over

9 years later, Murtala Mohammed had become a Brigadier and conducted his second coup. This time around, he retired everyone who was above him in rank, promoted himself to a 4 star General, then took over

6 months later, Dimka dispatched him to hell where he belonged

So, where does the Dimka belong?

ladkud:
So, where does the Dimka belong?

same hell. To your question, in a successful coup led by junior officers, the senior officers will be retired immediately for the junior to lead as junior can't rule senior in military. Same thing applied to chief of army staff and other positions

Read about Samuel doe of Liberia, you will get the answers you seek.

Normally they are killed, only a naive officer leaves them alive.

Very interesting

gidgiddy:
Major Murtala Mohammed led the second ever coup in 1966. He was a mid-level officer and could not take over because there were many officers senior to him in rank. So he allowed Gowon and others who were much senior to him to take over

9 years later, Murtala Mohammed had become a Brigadier and conducted his second coup. This time around, he retired everyone who was above him in rank, promoted himself to a 4 star General, then took over

6 months later, Dimka dispatched him to hell where he belonged

May God continue to bless the soul Dimka... He did a public job.