| Nigeria In Turmoil | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1744 |
| Catalog #: | 426318 | |
| Clip Number: | 426318-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 039-006-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:35:30 - 00:36:19 | |
| Location: | Nigeria | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Commonwealth of Nations (British Commonwealth) INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Conference LOCATIONS/AFRICA: Nigeria POLITICS: Nigeria WAR & CONFLICT: Coup d'etat WAR & CONFLICT: Revolution | |
| Description: | Life appears to go on calmly in Nigeria's streets despite an attempted coup by dissident junior officers. Only days after he presides at a Commonwealth Ministers Conference, Nigerian Prime Minister Balewa was kidnapped by the rebels. The uprising came as a shock to Commonwealth nations. Footage is of PM Balewa while in power, not of the coup. Nigeria Downtown area in Nigeria, traffice and people going about their business. Exterior shot - Federal Palace Hotel. MS - Prime Minister Bakewa walking in the lobby of the hotel. MS - British Commonwealth sitting at long tables. I think there is a shot of Prime Minister Harold Wilson sitting as one of the Commonwealth Ministers at the conference. | |
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