The 1977 Sudanese Juba coup d'état attempt was an unsuccessful coup, led by 12

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members who had previously been members of

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. The exact specifications of the coup attempt vary, although tend to focus on a failed attempt by the group to take the

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. The coup's political leadership, consisting of High Executive Council members

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, Benjamin Akok, and Malath Joseph, had been previously arrested, and some sources suggest the group attempted to storm Juba prison, to release the group's arrested leadership. Harold Bowman, a 30 year old pilot with

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was killed while driving passengers to the Juba airport during the shooting.

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