Garba Duba, Nigerian Army general who participated in 1966 counter-coup, is dead
The general, who hailed from Niger State, died at 82
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The general, who hailed from Niger State, died at 82
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Two months after his removal, the United Nations elected Taslim Elias to the International Court of Justice in October 1975.