Murtala Muhammed
Murtala Ramat Muhammed (8 Lweti 1938 – 13 Indlovana 1976) bekasikhulu semasotja aseNgeria futsi abeyinhloko yesine yelive laseNigeria. Wahola umbuso wekuvukela umbuso waseNigeria nga-1966 ekucedzeni umbuso wemphi waJohnson Aguiyi-Ironsi futsi wavela kakhulu ngesikhatsi seMphi Yelive YaseNigeria futsi ngemuva kwaloko wabusa iNigeria kusukela nga-29 Indlovana 1975 kwaze kwaba ngulapho abulawa nga-13 Indlovana 1976.[1] Lesikhatsi emlandvweni wase Nigeria, kusukela ekuncobeni kwekulwa nekuvukela umbuso eNyakatfo kuya ekufeni kwa Murtala, kuvame kuhlobana nekubeka emasotja esikhungweni kutepolitiki yase Nigeria.[2]
Umlandvo
hlelaWatalelwa eKano emndenini wenkholo lobusako, Murtala wakhonta eMphini yaseNigeria njengemfundzi eSikolweni Semasotja Sasebukhosini, eSandhurst . Kamuva wakhonta eCongo ; wagcina akhuphukile ngetikhundla waba ngu brigadier general nga 1971, aneminyaka lengu 33 budzala, waba ngulomunye wabojenene labancane kakhulu eNigeria. Ngemuva kweminyaka lemitsatfu, Murtala waba nguKhomishani Wetekuchumana Wembuso eLagos. Njengemuntfu locondzile kanye nemholi wembuso, Murtala watisola ngekubhujiswa kweRiphabhulikhi Yekucala kanye nekumenyetelwa kwemtsetfo wekuhlanganisa wa- Aguiyi Ironsi nga-1966. Wabhujiswa ngekubulawa kwa Sir Ahmadu Bello, futsi sikhatsi lesitsite wacabanga kakhulu ngekuhlukana kweNyakatfo Nigeria. Umsebenti wakhe waphindzeka kabili ngemuva kwekutsi Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu kanye nebafundzi labasha bahlela kuvukela umbuso kwekucala kwemasotja eNigeria nga 1966 lokumnikete emandla ekuhola kuvukela umbuso ebusuku banga 29 Indlovana 1966 e Abeokuta . Murtala watsatfwa kafishane njengeMkhuzeli Lophakeme ngaphambi kwekubekwa kwaYakubu Gowon.[3]