Hezekiah Ochuka, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Hezekiah Ochuka

Kenyan coup leader

Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1953

Date of Death: 09-Jul-1987

Nationality: Kenya

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Hezekiah Ochuka

  • Hezekiah Rabala Ochuka, (alias Awour) (July 23, 1953 – July 9, 1987) was Senior Private in the Kenya Air Force, who ruled Kenya for about six hours after planning and executing a coup against president Daniel arap Moi.
  • Hezekiah Ochuka was the centre of the August 1, 1982 attempted coup, which the then president Daniel Arap Moi survived in less than a day.
  • The 29-year-old was a Grade 1 – the second lowest rank in the military.
  • Hezekiah was an unapologetic individual who assumed the title of chairman of a so-called "People's Redemption Council" that planned to replace President Moi.
  • Hezekiah's military knowledge and connections made it manageable for him to form a military heist on the Kenyan Government.
  • Hezekiah was not successful in his attempt to completely overthrow his homelands government; but he did manage to have control of the whole country of Kenya for six hours.

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