Widespread civil disorder followed allegations that some government ministers were misappropriating stocks of food aid, and on 15 April 1974, Seyni Kountché led a military coup that ended Diori's rule.
Widespread civil disorder followed allegations that some government ministers were misappropriating stocks of food aid, and on 15 April 1974, Seyni Kountché led a military coup. This military coup ended Diori's rule.