1976 Miscellanea (#12)

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What country's government executed
nearly 100 people in 2 days in 1976
in reprisal for an attempted coup ?

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Koz

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Nigeria (not sure)

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Nope !

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Iraq (second guess)

In 1976 US, Iran and Israel secretly arm Iraq's Kurds and promote their rebellion to destabilize Iraq. I don’t have a clue as to how many were executed though.

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Nope. The exact number
executed in the two days was 98.

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The country in question was Sudan.

http://www.sudan.net/society/history.html

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