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Hezekiah Ochuka
Born
23 July 1953
Nyakach, Kisumu District
Died
9 July 1987(1987-07-09) (aged 33)
Kamiti Maximum Security Prison, Nairobi, Kenya
Cause of death
Execution by hanging
Nationality
Kenyan
Other names
Awour
Hezekiah Rabala Ochuka (23 July 1953 – 9 July 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.[1] Hezekiah Ochuka was the centre of the 1982 attempted coup, which the then president Daniel arap Moi survived in less than a day.[2] The 29-year-old was a Grade 1 – the second lowest rank in the military.[3] 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 homeland's government; but he did manage to have control of the whole country of Kenya for six hours.
^"Just Who Was Hezekiah Ochuka?". Standard Digital.
^"Meet the Man Who Ruled Kenya for Six Hours". SDE.
^Cowell, Alan (29 August 1982). "Leader of Kenyan Coup Attempt Said to Have Been A Private". The New York Times.
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